Waiting for the ADUO
“In Miami, another championship begins” said the team principal of Ferrari Frederic Vasseur. Unfortunately, however, the verdict of the weekend in Florida was not what the head of the Maranello Scuderia pit wall had hoped for.
Ferrari brought an almost new version of the SF-26 which proved to be an excellent car from an aerodynamic and mechanical point of view, but the growth of McLaren and Red Bull was more evident compared to the progress of a Red car that awaits like manna from heaven the verdict of the ADUO to intervene on a power unit clearly lacking horsepower compared to the competition.
The latest issue of Autosprint on newsstands today questions the reasons why the Ferrari engine needs the ADUO: “We do not know if the Ferrari V6 was born a bit weak due to a design error – reads the article by Fulvio Solms – or if it is the result of an imperfect compromise in the eternal tug of war between aerodynamicists and engine specialists. Gualtieri’s staff may have conceded too much, but these crucial decisions lie with the technical director, therefore with Loic Serra”.
Recently we highlighted the timing of the FIA’s verdict on the first tranche of the ADUO, only in early June will the engine specialists be able to work on corrections that will debut almost two months later to the point that the historic weekly described the ADUO as the rudder of an oil tanker and not as a switch that flips. Moreover, it will be crucial to see in which bracket Ferrari will be placed: if the gap compared to the reference power unit is greater than 4%, the Maranello Scuderia will be entitled to two developments in 2026 and two in 2027: “But we are counting without the host of Trattoria La Concorde – adds Autosprint – so we await the FIA’s conclusions”.
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