Ferrari: there is an alternative suspension to tackle Monaco's bumps

Monaco’s unique challenges always force teams to adopt certain adjustments to their cars. In the Principality, for example, it is common practice to modify the steering arm to allow for greater steering angles, necessary to tackle the narrow hairpin bends of Loews or Rascasse. Ferrari, however, has gone even further, modifying the attachment point of the suspension wishbone, inspired by the 2025 Mercedes.

Here is the alternative suspension

The Monte Carlo event marks the return to Ferrari of a solution already tested during the Bahrain tests. This involves a different attachment point for the upper rear wishbone of the front suspension, which the team has moved back compared to the configuration seen in other races. All this is made possible by the fact that the arm does not directly engage with the chassis, but with a modular structure that allows switching between configurations. In this, the Scuderia was freely inspired by last year’s Mercedes, which in turn had developed a suspension whose anti-dive level could be varied.

It is no coincidence that the Prancing Horse chose the Monaco event to use the alternative scheme. Evidently, the different configuration guarantees better mechanical behavior in relation to the Principality’s needs, given that the attachment point of the wishbone influences the car’s roll and pitch, as well as its ability to absorb bumps. Attacking the kerbs is still one of the most important keys in Monte Carlo, where Toto Wolff states that Ferrari “is in a league of its own.”

No flap on the rear wing

The Maranello Scuderia was also the only top team not to mount additional flaps above the rear wing, taking advantage of the ban on opening movable wings. The absence is not simply due to the lack of an actuator for the Macarena wing, whose opening is controlled by a mechanism integrated into the endplate. It is possible that the idea escaped Ferrari, but it cannot be ruled out that the team preferred to save resources on the budget cap, to then reinvest them in updates usable on all tracks.

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