Rob Smedley alerta sobre atualizações desanimadoras da Ferrari

O ex-engenheiro de Fórmula 1 Rob Smedley descreveu as atualizações da Ferrari para o Grande Prêmio de Miami como ligeiramente desanimadoras. Ele alertou que a equipe corre o risco de entrar em um ciclo negativo de desenvolvimento depois que a McLaren obteve mais desempenho com suas próprias atualizações.

Falando no podcast High Performance Racing, Smedley disse que a situação começa de um ponto de vista técnico e força a equipe a realizar uma engenharia reversa caso as ferramentas de túnel de vento e simulação falhem em corresponder aos resultados na pista. Esse processo, observou ele, atrasa o trabalho de desenvolvimento futuro que já deveria estar em andamento no túnel.

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