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Paolo Filisetti, RacingNews365 technical expert, explains all the details of Ferrari’s recent porpoising problem and how the team are still targeting the title.
Ferrari entered the summer break in third place in the constructors’ championship, behind McLaren and Red Bull, with 345 points. The SF-24 showed improvement over the previous year’s car, but is still slightly behind the competition. Despite some positive results, such as a one-two finish in Australia and a one-three finish in Monaco, Ferrari struggled with performance consistency. The introduction of a new floor in Spain led to increased downforce but also to instability and porpoising issues. Ferrari worked to address these problems, successfully implementing a revised floor design before the summer break. The revised floor showed promising results in Hungary and Belgium, but Ferrari still faces challenges from the rapidly improving Mercedes team.
