2023-12-17 10:07:30
The news broke at the last minute. We had to wait for the end of the talk with the team manager, Fred Vasseurinterspersed with tortellini in broth and the classic Christmas menu to find out the date of the presentation of the car for the 2024 Formula 1 season, when project 676 will adopt the official name with which it will debut in the new season.
“The new car will be presented on February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day,” said the head of the team. prancing Horse. “And the rest will see that day.”
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The manager thus confirmed what Motorsport.com anticipated in an article published on December 7, where Tuesday, February 13 was put as the most probable date, leaving a small possibility for Thursday, February 15.
Fred Vasseur went on to explain why Ferrari brought forward the launch of the car at Fiorano by one day: “We wanted to have one more day to prepare for testing. Jokes aside, we have little time, and we’ve seen it before, putting everything together to be ready “To race in Bahrain is quite a challenge. In any case, other teams had also chosen the date of the 14th, so we preferred not to opt for that as well.”
The Spanish journalists present did not hesitate to let the French director know that In Spain, Tuesday the 13th is considered a day of bad luckvery unsuitable for the presentation of a new car that should return those from Maranello to the path of victory in Formula 1: “If Tuesday the 13th is the day of bad luck in Spain, I can say that in France it is the Friday, but honestly, they are not things that interest me, they don’t count for anything.
The 676, therefore, will carry out a brief shakedown in Fiorano with the two drivers doing the very few laps allowed by FIA regulations to the delight of the photographers, and then the car will return to the garage for the first checks, since then the first of the two days of filming will be scheduled. Starting in 2024, teams will be able to cover 200 kilometers, thus doubling the distance that the international federation allowed until this season.
In addition to guaranteeing the marketing and commercial department of the prancing Horse the possibility of making the usual recordings for sponsors, the technicians will have the opportunity to calmly evaluate the potential of the new Ferrari, collecting the first data to make a first correlation with the simulation systems which Gestione Sportiva have updated with the arrival of the fresh and young faces of Mercedes and Red Bull.
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