The Ferrari SF-24 was launched in front of a small audience of guests today, while the rest of the world watched online. It is the 70th car the company has built to take part in the Formula 1 World Championship. Attending the presentation at the Fiorano track were President John Elkann, CEO Benedetto Vigna and Vice-President Piero Ferrari, along with representatives of the partners, as well as team members, starting with Team Principal Fred Vasseur and the drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The busiest season ever, with no fewer than 24 races, gets underway next week in Bahrain with the only pre-season three-day test session, followed by the first grand prix at the same venue, on Saturday 2 March.
The SF-24 is the third car of the new Formula 1 ground effect generation, but it breaks with the tradition of the past two years, starting with the look of it. The design group, led by Enrico Cardile, aimed to give Charles and Carlos a car that is easy to drive and that reacts predictably, with as a starting point, the positive feeling the drivers had in the cockpit over the final few races of last season. The goal is to allow them to make the most of the power unit’s potential, combined with their undoubted skill behind the wheel.
The SF-24 is the third car of the new Formula 1 ground effect generation, but it breaks with the tradition of the past two years, starting with the look of it. The design group, led by Enrico Cardile, aimed to give Charles and Carlos a car that is easy to drive and that reacts predictably, with as a starting point, the positive feeling the drivers had in the cockpit over the final few races of last season. The goal is to allow them to make the most of the power unit’s potential, combined with their undoubted skill behind the wheel.
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00:00 [ENGINE REVVING]
00:03 [AUDIO OUT]
00:13 -It's always the same feeling.
00:14 We are not paying too much attention to the livery or the
00:17 design of the car at the end of the day.
00:19 As a racer, we are more focused on the fact that it's
00:22 a transition between the end of the project of the
00:24 conception in one end and the start of the season and a new
00:28 project.
00:30 This kind of feeling is always very exciting, and we are at
00:34 this stage today.
00:35 As usual, the drivers, they are much more focused on
00:42 performance and so on livery and design.
00:47 And this is quite normal that they had the first test in the
00:51 simulator before, and they are really
00:53 focused on performance.
00:54 [AUDIO OUT]
01:05 -For sure, the base is still right and will stay right for
01:08 sure, that it's very important for us.
01:11 We had a new touch of white and yellow, yellow because
01:15 it's Modena, and also the white.
01:18 It's coherent with the approach of the company.
01:23 [AUDIO OUT]
01:27 -We have to build up 2024 on the last part of the 2023
01:31 season, that we had a good second part of the season last
01:35 year.
01:36 We have also to be focused on the weaknesses of 2023 and to
01:39 be much more opportunistic in terms of points scored, and
01:43 we'll be focused on this.
01:44 [AUDIO OUT]
01:55 -I'm still not able to see something on the crystal ball
01:57 because they didn't give me the manual.
01:59 But we need to continue the progression that we had at the
02:04 end of the 2023 season.
02:06 We need to be able to score more points, to be more
02:09 performant for sure, but to be more efficient.
02:11 And it was probably the biggest weakness of last year,
02:15 and we'll be focused on this.
02:17 [AUDIO OUT]
02:22 -2024 will be a very long season with 24 races.
02:25 It's much more than what we did before in F1.
02:28 For sure, you will have a pen down, as every single team.
02:33 The most important is to stay quite consistent into the
02:36 approach, not to overreact.
02:40 Your support is crucial for us.
02:42 We need your support.
02:44 And thanks again.
02:45 Forza Ferrari.
02:47 [AUDIO OUT]