‘Engineering cul-de-sac’ concern for Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari future?

Lewis Hamilton will 💯hope Ferrari's🌠 bold suspension choice is not a mistake

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 23, Abu Dhabi Grand…

Le😼wis Hamilton has been warned of an engineering issue that could haunt him at Feꦺrrari.

Hamilton will spend 2024 with Mercedes before linking up with ꧅the famous Italian team next year.

When he arriveꩲs there will be one year before thওe new 2026 F1 regulations kick in.

Sky Sports’ Simon Lazenby considered the changes at Ferraro: “[Team principal Fred Vasseur] had a tough💞 start.

“In hi🐈s fi𒀰rst six months into the job he lost some key personnel in Ferrari.

“ℱDavid Sanchez went to McLaren. Laurent Mekies has gone off. And a couple of key aero guys.

“He’s rebuilding this in his image with ♈the help of John Elkann.

“It seems l𝔍ike when the Ferrari F1 team isn’t going too well, the chairman doesn’t interfere. They just stayཧ in the background.

“But he has been front and centre of it.

“I wonder what assurances Lewiꦯs has been given about 2026 and beyꦇond.

“Go back and think about his move f♏rom McLaren to Mercedes. He made it at the right time.

“We’re a couple of years off🌳 the regulations changes.

“Let’s not forget that this is a Ferrari to win a race ♏last year. The only [other car apart from Red Bull to win a race].

“They are the only ones, with𒊎 regards to the rear suspension, who have got this pull rod.

“They have gone in their own direction with it.

“Mercꦚede🙈s have moved to the same sort of suspension set-up that Red Bull have got. Most of the teams have gone that way.

“You hope for his s💯ake that they haven’t gone down an en🌸gineering cul-de-sac.

“Proof will be in the racing.

“I think he’s risking a lot. But he will be incredibly well 🧔briefed about their plans for the future.

“The key will be: can he do a Schumacher?”

Hamilton, if he wins another F1 titl𒈔e, 🍃would eclipse Michael Schumacher as the sole record holder.

He will arrive at Ferrari whose pull rod suspension is a bold statement in the world of F🉐1 engineering.

Mercedes ran a pull rod suspension last💖 season but moved away from it,🌸 and will use a push rod this year.

The brave decision from Ferrari perhaps echoes Mercedes’ belief in their ‘zeropod’ concept - which ultimately failed. They have now left that behind t𝕴oo.

Hamilton will hope that Ferrari’s c𓄧hoice to go for a pull rod suspension is inspired.

“We tested for a couple o💝f years a push-rod suspension,” Fer𒁏rari technical director Enrico Cardile said.

“In reality, our rear suspension i♈s a bit different in terms of top and lower wishbone distribution compared to a Red Bull one, to mention one team.

“We recorded good aero results✨ moving towards this direction and when moving from pull-rod to push-rod, we didn't measure a big advantage to justify some compromise in terms of weight or compliance.

“So from there, we evolved our suspension, keeping the s🌟ame layout.

“The main differences compared to last year's car are on the rear, where the inboard suspension is differentꩲly located inside the gearbox.

“It is also a different concept which, 🍌for us at least, has been an innovation because it's a different way to manage the inboard 🌃suspension compared to what we did in the past.”

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