{"id":509047,"date":"2025-10-18T09:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509047\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:07:13","slug":"ferrari-reveals-cause-behind-f1-singapore-gp-brake-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509047\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari reveals cause behind F1 Singapore GP brake issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ferrari has diagnosed its problems from the Formula 1<\/a> Singapore Grand Prix, pointing to a simulation error that led to Lewis Hamilton<\/a>\u2018s brake issues in the race.<\/p>\n

Having possessed decent pace through the opening practice sessions, Ferrari\u2019s competitiveness dwindled as the weekend progressed at the Marina Bay Circuit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc was told to lift and coast early on in the race, consigning him to sixth place. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Hamilton struggled with his brakes in the final stages, leaving him to run wide and breach track limits to the point that he received a five-second penalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last few laps were definitely nerve-wracking,\u201d Hamilton, who crossed the line seventh but was demoted to eighth, told media including Motorsport Week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve finished races before with three tyres, and now I\u2019ve finished one with three brakes. <\/p>\n

\u201cNot something I want to experience again. I could stop the car, but in those scenarios, the pedal just went straight to the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I had no choice but to go onto those exit roads\u2014I wouldn\u2019t have made the corner otherwise. The FIA penalty was fine. Doesn\u2019t really make a big difference to me anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ferrari'sFerrari\u2019s torrid run continued in Singapore<\/p>\n

Ferrari explains Hamilton\u2019s brake failure<\/p>\n

Ferrari\u2019s Head of Track Engineering, Matteo Togninalli, has now shed some more light on the situation, citing that the team got its calculations on cooling wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cFormula 1 is always a trade-off between risk and pushing to the limit,\u201d he addressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Singapore, consciously, we approached the quali and the race with a car that we knew was on the limit. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were aware that in the race, we would need some management for the brakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen due to the situation, due to the level of management that we have done, we arrived to run out of brakes the last four laps of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Togninalli didn\u2019t shy away from conceding that the issues came down to an operational mistake by the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we were a bit too aggressive; that is a mistake. I think we have to admit when we make mistakes,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

In light of the overly aggressive strategy for Singapore, Togninalli confessed that the team is now reviewing everything and acknowledged that the issue comes from the fact that \u201cour method was not able to predict the fact that the choice was too aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we have to improve the tools to be able to predict what is going to happen,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

While Ferrari will be monitoring the situation during the United States Grand Prix weekend, Mexico will be the key to seeing if those inaccuracies have been fixed.<\/p>\n

Despite the quick turnaround, Ferrari is hoping that it won\u2019t have to approach the weekend cautiously, instead hoping to have the SF-25 at maximum performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are speeding up the process of improving the tools. We have a good sample now because most of the time you learn from critical cases,\u201d Togninalli said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf everything is smooth and easy, it\u2019s difficult to learn. So when you are at the limit, you learn. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as in Mexico, we have to be a bit more conscious. I think it\u2019s just a reasonable approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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