News Details

Vettel: Downforce gains have led to 'draggy' SF1000

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari's downforce and cornering gains have come to the detriment of the SF1000's speed on the straights. Last year, cornering speed was a specific weakness of the Scuderia's SF90 while the car was as fast as a bullet down the straights. Ferrari's engineers subsequently worked hard to improve the downforce qualities of its 2020 contender. But the improvements have led to a trade-off which has hurt the top speed of the SF1000 which Vettel now feels is "draggy". Leclerc: Ferrari 'has achieved its goal' with SF1000 "We can feel the car is better, I think Sector 3 feels better," Vettel said, echoing comments made yesterday by teammate Charles Leclerc....
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ferrari SF1000 is ‘quicker through the corners'

Both Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc have hailed...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Ferrari battling performance trade-off – Binotto

Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto says the squad is still trying to...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Pacesetter Kubica had to 'adjust' to Alfa downforce...

Robert Kubica says he initially wasn't prepared for the level of...
5y ago from F1i.com

Leclerc: SF1000's cornering speed is up

Ferrari has 'achieved' a goal of better cornering speed with the new...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Casey Stoner slams MotoGP's new stability control...

Two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has voiced his disapproval of...

Marc Marquez reveals ‘worry’ over Fermin Aldeguer...

Marc Marquez admits rookie Fermin Aldeguer was his biggest concern en...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

MSR extends Marcus Armstrong contract for 2026 IndyCar...

Meyer Shank Racing announced on Monday that it will keep Marcus Armstrong...

Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...

Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...

McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...

McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal experts claims Gunners star has switched...

Leandro Trossard has been linked with a move away from Arsenal in recent...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Owen Hargreaves says Arsenal star who played alongside...

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has delivered his...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Ian Wright reveals message he sent to Arsenal star...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed the message he sent to Viktor...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Definitive Arsenal transfer update breaks after...

Ademola Lookman is currently considered unlikely to sign for Arsenal in...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Fernando Alonso green lights F1 switch

Aston Martin F1 star Fernando Alonso says he... Read More »
5h ago from GPFans.com

Mekies reveals ruthless culture of expectation at Red Bull

Red Bull’s new team principal Laurent Mekies... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.