Ferrari have defined their determination to stay to their distinctive strategy to 1 key space of their F1 automotive design, relatively than copying Pink Bull.
The Italian outfit revealed their “fully new” SF-24 automotive earlier this week as they bid to mount a title problem to Pink Bull in the course of the upcoming 2024 season.
Intriguingly, Ferrari have continued with a pull-rod rear suspension format, one thing that makes their automotive standout in comparison with their F1 rivals, all of whom have adopted a push-rod rear suspension.
Mercedes additionally ran a pull-rod rear suspension final season however the German producer made the swap to a push-rod over the winter for the brand new marketing campaign.
Explaining Ferrari’s decision-making course of, the group’s technical director Enrico Cardile revealed his aspect did examine the push-rod format.
“We examined for a few years a push-rod suspension,” Cardile stated.
“In actuality, our rear suspension is a bit totally different by way of prime and decrease wishbone distribution in comparison with a Pink Bull one, to say one group.
“We recorded good aero outcomes shifting in the direction of this path and when shifting from pull-rod to push-rod, we did not measure an enormous benefit to justify some compromise by way of weight or compliance.
“So from there, we developed our suspension, retaining the identical format.”
He added: “The principle variations in comparison with final 12 months’s automotive are on the rear, the place the inboard suspension is otherwise situated contained in the gearbox.
“Additionally it is a distinct idea which, for us no less than, has been an innovation as a result of it is a totally different method to handle the inboard suspension in comparison with what we did prior to now.”
Each Pink Bull groups, Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Alpine, Sauber and Williams are all working a push-rod suspension format.
Ferrari and Haas – their buyer group – are the one outliers favouring a pull-rod rear suspension.
