Ferrari will ‘see where we are compared to our rivals’ before scheduling upgrades
In the round-up: Ferrari will decide their upgrades schedule after seeing where they are relative to their rivals at the start of the season.
Ferrari’s technical director of chassis and aerodynamics, Enrico Cardile, says the team will wait to see their relative performance to their rivals before deciding on their upgrade path for the team’s new SF-24.
Speaking to media including RaceFans after the launch of the team’s 2024 car, Cardile said Ferrari would react to their rivals in the opening rounds.
“The only thing I can say is that the car in the wind tunnel already progressed and evolved compared to the one presented,” he said. “Then we will decide when it will be better to bring the first updates on-track.
“The first step is to see where we are compared to our competitors. The work in the wind tunnel is progressing, the car is evolving, and putting together the two staff we will decide where to bring the first updates.”
The 20-year-old, who raced for Prema in the LMP2 class in last year’s World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours, will compete in the second season of the all-women racing series this year with the support of Mercedes.
“The season ahead is a great opportunity to develop my career and skills in single seaters,” Pin said. “I can’t wait to go racing, discover new tracks and work hard with my team to achieve our goals together.”
Ferrari junior driver Tuukka Taponen closed out the Formula Regional Middle East Championship season with victory in the final race of the series.
Having clinched the title after Saturday’s first race, Taponen took his fifth win from 15 races in the final race at Dubai ahead of Brando Badoer and Theophile Nael. Championship runner-up Taylor Barnard won the second of the weekend’s three races to cement his position.
Roman Bilinski claimed the Formula Regional Oceania Championship title with a race to space at the Highlands circuit, but it was Liam Sceats who won the season-ending New Zealand Grand Prix.
Bilinski took the title with six victories from the 15 races, clinching the title with third place in the second race of the weekend, won by Bryce Aron. In the final race of the championship – the 27-lap New Zealand Grand Prix – championship runner-up Sceats won ahead of Callum Hedge, with Michael Shin third and Bilinski in fifth.
Slater wins UAE F4 title
Freddie Slater was crowned UAE Formula 4 champion in the final race of the championship despite finishing behind rival and Mumbai Falcons team mate Kean Nakamura-Berta.
Slater, who dominated last year’s Ginetta Junior championship, finished third behind Nakamura-Berta in the final race of the season in Dubai as Rashid Al Dhaheri claimed victory.
Slater will be racing in the Euro4 and Italian F4 series this season.
