Ferrari took big cost cap hit for Miami Grand Prix upgrade and didn’t even gain a tenth

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Ferrari gambled by bringing several upgrades to the Miami Grand Prix, but things didn’t work out the way they had hoped.

Ferrari brought a whopping 11 upgrades to the Miami Grand Prix with the hope that it would allow them to close the gap to Mercedes.

Ferrari’s advantage under the new regulations allowed them to earn three consecutive podium positions before the break, but the team at Maranello aimed to take a bigger step.

Aston Martin are the only team without any upgrades at the Miami Grand Prix 👀 Predict the F1 pecking order after the race…

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Rival teams took notice of Ferrari’s work coming into the weekend, expecting them to have a much stronger performance.

But in the end, Ferrari’s pace didn’t improve nearly as much as some of the other teams, as they failed to make much of an impression this weekend.

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Ferrari add just 0.08 seconds to their race pace with 11 upgrades

According to Motorsport, Ferrari’s average time lost per lap during the Australian Grand Prix in March was about 0.53 seconds.

Compare this to their pace this weekend, Ferrari were losing 0.46 seconds per lap during the Miami Grand Prix.

This means that Ferrari improved their pace by about 0.08 seconds per lap over the break. While this might be an improvement compared to other teams, this improvement will be deemed disappointing.

Teams like Red Bull, McLaren, and even Williams gained around or over 0.8 seconds in their race pace with the work they did on the cars during the hiatus.

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A disappointing day for Ferrari…

Are you worried about this result after their major upgrade?

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Lawrence Barretto claims Ferrari spent a ‘big part’ of their cost cap on 11 upgrades brought to Miami

Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, Lawrence Barretto revealed that Ferrari spent a significant portion of their budget on these upgrades.

“What’s felt within the team is that they’ve added performance, but they’ve not added anywhere near as much performance as I think they thought they would. Qualifying was a key area that they wanted to work on…

“Charles probably realised very early on that while the car did feel better, they just hadn’t shut the gap in that metric. And I think that will be a concern because it will almost certainly have been a big part of their cost cap development budget that they would have spent on this package. So I think it’s worrying.

“I think they’ll be more worried when they saw what Red Bull brought and how much of a step they were able to make… Ferrari have had a bit in the last couple of years of bringing parts, and they don’t work.

“I think that they probably shouldn’t be too hard on themselves because Charles probably should have had a podium again today. That would have made it three out of four podiums. So I guess it’s all relative to how well or how bad it’s been.”

Ferrari would have hoped that their upgrades would have made more of a difference at the Miami Grand Prix, but that didn’t turn out to be the case.

Perhaps with another break before the Canadian Grand Prix, Ferrari can address why there wasn’t a bigger impact made by the upgrades and make any changes if needed.