[autotag]Scuderia Ferrari[/autotag] may have been the first team outside of Red Bull racing to win a race in 2023, but they don’t seem satisfied with stopping there.
Italian publication FORMU1A.UNO reported Tuesday that the Prancing Horse will be set to upgrade their floor for the upcoming Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit. According to the report, the new floor was tested and approved in the team’s wind tunnel before the summer break.
While the 2024 F1 season is now closer than the start of 2023’s was, new upgrades can generally help teams understand the upgrade path for next year’s car. With this floor upgrade, Ferrari is likely getting a better understanding of the direction it wants to go for next year’s challenger — according to the report, the team’s car concept has already radically changed from the beginning of the year.
🚨 | Ferrari will introduce a significant floor upgrade to the Japanese GP.
The team has a better understanding of the SF-23 and intends to build upon its momentum. https://t.co/GyXLgRj3D7
— formularacers (@formularacers_) September 19, 2023
So far in 2023, Ferrari sits in third place with 265 points in the constructors championship. The team remains in a close battle with Mercedes, who has 289, and will likely try to edge them out in the coming races with their new upgrades. The team won its first race of the 2023 season when driver Carlos Sainz took the win in Singapore on Sunday after qualifying on pole the previous day.
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