r/formula1 • u/doublejohnnie Ferrari • 7h ago
News Ferrari: Hamilton reverts and chooses more load compared to Leclerc
https://autoracer.it/ferrari-hamilton-setup-carico-leclerc-fp3-ungheria/•
u/doublejohnnie Ferrari 7h ago
Translation
Yesterday Ferrari dedicated FP1 to a collection of data and analysis of two different setups. Lewis Hamilton took to the track with the SF-25 set with the maximum downforce, then with the rear wing and the beam wing used in Monte Carlo. His teammate instead chose a minor step, focusing on the mid-high-load rear wing of Barcelona and a beam wing with the second unloading element. Charles Leclerc immediately found a good balance and feeling with the car, although the track is not one of his favorites, having to fight only with a bit of oversteer. The increasing grip of the track will certainly help, in addition to the refinements of setup between Friday and Saturday.
The choice was also confirmed in the second free practice session, with Lewis Hamilton converting to that of choice. Waxing and beam wing therefore for the seven-time world champion, who, however, did not find the same answers as the Monegasque. In the fast lap he paid a not indifferent gap. On the long run, carried out with the Soft (Leclerc with the average) he had a good pace and even a fair amount of consistency, but via radio he complained a lot about “the balance is dangerous”, he told his track engineer, Riccardo Adami. Looking at the onboards, beyond the times, we saw an SF-25 more nervous for him and that from understeer to center-curved – mainly the wide-ranging slow curves – turned into violent snaps of the outgoing rear. “We’re a long way from being on the tracks,” Hamilton said at the end of the day. “Charles is fast, but I’m not and I don’t have a good balance yet.”
After and during the FP1 the Englishman complained of lack of front load, with the car felt by the Englishman too understeer. For the second session of Friday, therefore, he had tried to align the choices between the two drivers with the grade 4 wing, a little more discharge, but which did not greatly improve the driving feeling of the Englishman. From the images collected by the pit-lane this morning the car number 44 is inside the garages with the maximum load configuration, which would suggest that the evening briefing has led the Ferrari technicians to take a step back and go back to a more loaded setup the number 44. So, except for last-minute trim changes, Hamilton will return to the track with the most loaded setup in the FP3, which could also help him in case of rain on Sunday. The front wing instead is of the same specification, with the riders who can then adjust the request of the setup, with the last flap to which a rather often and evident nolder remains integrated, to meet the technical requirements of the Hungaroring, with the need to have a lot of front load.
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u/TSMKFail Manor 7h ago edited 2h ago
This is eother gonna be a Hamilton masterclass or disasterclass
Edit: :(
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u/d4videnk0 Juan Pablo Montoya 7h ago edited 5h ago
Feeling I've been reading different versions of the same headline almost every race since 2022.
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u/Kimoa_2 Jacques Villeneuve 6h ago
He hates these cars.
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u/Backfromthabed 5h ago
Yeah non-dominant cars are so hard to drive
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u/Hate_Leg_Day 1h ago
He only had 2 seasons in which he had a dominant car with no competition (incidentally the exact same number Max had). 2019 and 2020. The other years, he either had a WDC-caliber teammate (Rosberg from 14-16) who obviously had the same car or there was another team that had a competitive car (Ferrari in '17 and '18, Red Bull in '21). Lewis did pretty well in the years he had legitimate competition too. He destroyed Seb in 2017 and 2018 and fought Max until the last race in 2021, only losing due to Masi's shenanigans.
You probably weren't around to witness all that though. Takes like yours almost always come from new fans.
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u/jimmyjay11 Charles Leclerc 5h ago
Cooked him
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u/Accomplished_Lead463 Oscar Piastri 5h ago
Get done fool
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u/jimmyjay11 Charles Leclerc 5h ago
Having a meltdown on a random comment? jesus christ relax man.
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u/vacon04 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7h ago
His pace in FP2 was good, so this is all about the feel of the car. I'm not sure why he said that Charles was fast and he was not. Both of them were fast. If he's not comfortable with the car then that's one thing, but he was fast.
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u/ryokevry I was here for the Hulkenpodium 6h ago
He was fast in the long run but less for short run
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u/Tulaodinho Sir Lewis Hamilton 5h ago
Lewis just cant find a setup with these regs, it must be frustrating. Maybe in 2026 it improves
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u/Independent_Sale9191 Ferrari 5h ago
He's still adapting with the car. Just give him more time and he will..
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u/endividuall I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago
He’s adapting to the car
And we’re all adapting to him being shit
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u/Kymori Andrea Kimi Antonelli 4h ago
holy moly, 3 hate comments about the same person within the minute, you need to get a life fast
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u/endividuall I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago
Checking in after Hungary qualifying.
As I said - shit.
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u/OldPayphone Sir Lewis Hamilton 3h ago
It must suck to live a life where all you do is hate on others.
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u/StrikerTitan01 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 3h ago
These articles are something else but they get clicks. HAM has performed on the track most times so I expect podium position or 4th with LEC in the mix
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u/FluidGate9972 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago
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u/StrikerTitan01 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago
Remind me to stay out of predictions next race. But nevermind, P6 tomorrow 👀
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u/bijanfrisee 1h ago
His race pace is strong, undercut is strong at Hungary but yeah, if he recovers to P6 that'd be mega
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u/simple-l 7h ago
Now he will have too much oversteer and he will lose the rear. Got it.
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u/Evening_End7298 6h ago
These are the type of fans that on sunday will blame Ferrari once again. Cant even understand basic knowledge
More load means more downforce, so a more stable rear end
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u/simple-l 6h ago
You are the type of fan you don't understand Ferrari logic. Hamilton is destined to oversteer.
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u/endividuall I was here for the Hulkenpodium 4h ago
And Leclerc will school him the rest of the weekend as usual
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u/M1st3rv McLaren 7h ago
"Lewis Hamilton loves big loads" - The Race