Up to 15 horsepower improvement for the Ferrari engine in Monza

Ferrari will introduce the second improvement allowed by the ADUO system for its home race, the Italian GP. with her, They hope to reduce the difference against Mercedes by halfthanks to an improvement of some 15 horsepower in its power unit, according to Franco Nugnes in Motorsport.

After it was decreed that they had a deficit compared to the best engine, Red Bull, of more than 4%, Ferrari spent the first improvement in the Austrian GP and he has worked to be able to bring the second at Monza, a circuit where the engine is, by far, the most important thing in the car.

Those from Maranello are not stopping here, they intend to do the best possible job in front of their fans, and They will also introduce aerodynamic componentsapart from those specific to Monza. On a circuit so different from the rest, where top speed is key due to the few curves, teams are always seen bringing aerodynamic elements that reduce to a minimum the drag effect generated by the cars, in order to maximize their top speed.

The improvements also include a new version of the ‘Macarena’ spoilerwhich has become one of the characteristic parts of this SF-26.

Ferrari is 87 Mercedes points in the constructors’ championship, so the possibility of bringing a title to Maranello after 18 years of the last constructors’ championship won in the 2008 season is a reality.

They have it more complicated in the pilots, where hamilton is at 59 points of Antonelliand has been having trouble beating his teammate, Leclercin the last Grand Prix, which for its part is 87 points from Italian.

“We don’t have the money to add the evolutions to the car”were the statements of Toto WolffMercedes team manager, after the Netherlands GP. If these are sincere, which is Andrea Stellathe McLaren boss, does not believe, Mercedes could have a problem maintaining the lead in the world championships in this second half of the season. In the constructors’ category, the Scuderia is the best positioned team, and with these improvements they will try to increase their chances of being able to fight until the end.