The Rossa defended itself very well even at Spa
“Once again the engineers of the Rossa find the ideal optimization from the point of view of energy delivery and the great chassis of the SF-26 does the rest, guaranteeing, for example, a high speed through all the critical corners on the energy front, helping considerably to contain the gap from Mercedes”. Thus Federico Albano in his post-GP analysis emphasized that Ferrari did not come out defeated from the weekend in Belgium.
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The Spa track exposed the weaknesses of Maranello’s Power Unit in terms of energy management and the SF-26s did not come out heavily defeated from the weekend in the Ardennes, quite the opposite. The favorable Virtual Safety Car helped Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen in the fight for second place even allowing him to dream of victory, but overall considering also Lewis Hamilton’s placement who at one point in the race was even faster than Leclerc, Ferrari confirmed itself as the second force not far from the Antonelli-Mercedes duo.
Jean Alesi in his usual Tuesday analysis in the columns of Corriere della Sera emphasized that the fact that Ferrari is competitive is an important added value for the 2026 F1 World Championship: “Congratulations to Ferrari, competitive even on a track considered unfavorable. The added value of this World Championship, not only for Ferrari fans, comes from a truly rampant Cavallino,” the words of the great former driver beloved by the red fans.
There is great anticipation ahead of the Budapest weekend arriving this weekend before the summer break. At the Hungaroring the power unit will not be a problem, but there will always be the need to beat a Mercedes that with Antonelli has already taken Monaco. The Italian driver emphasized that one of the strengths of the W17 is slow corners.
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