Ferrari pass FIA crash test - but Red Bull damage chassis trialling a new nose
The RB20, the latest brainchild of the great Adrian Newey, was testing a more 🍸extreme 🐬nose, report.
It suffered damage to its🐭 chassis when testing before Christmas at their Cranfi♔eld site.
The early setback could be due to trialling innovative ways to mee🐟t the minim♚um weight requirement.
Trialling a new nose for their F1 2024 car may al💖so be an attempt to increase front end feel for🤡 Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
How severe is failing a winter crash test? Well, Red Bull also failed one ahead of the🐬 2022 season which ultimately ended with Verstappen winning the drivers’ championship.
Last year’s RB19 was discussed as among the dominant ever F1 cars and Red Bull also possess Newey, the iconic chief technology officer, overseeing their attempt to impᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrove further with this year’s RB20.
Better news for Ferrari
Ferrari reportedlꦏy passed their first FIA crash test ahead of the 2024 season, meaning their chassis is officially homologated.
The 676 passed its first hurdle before Christmas and is set to be unveiled at Fiorano on 13 Febrꩵuary.
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will drive it in a 🐻filming day on 14 February.
Ferrari’s 2024 car has been designed by Fab🗹io Montecchi and will reportedly be noticeably different fro𒊎m last year’s machine.
It will be slightly longer behind the driver 🐼to comply with new homologation rules.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports,💟 👍to football, to F1.
