Overview
- Ferrari brought its largest 2026 update to the Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya, introducing eight revised components that include a reworked front wing and nose, an integrated straight‑mode actuator, a new floor, diffuser revisions and reshaped sidepods.
- The front‑end changes add endplate diveplanes and a redesigned footplate vane layout to better manage airflow over the front tyres and stabilise downstream aerodynamics.
- Underbody work focuses on a reduced keel volume, reprofiled floor leading edges, updated floor winglets and diffuser geometry to extract more underfloor downforce without a large drag penalty.
- Lewis Hamilton missed FP1 so he had limited running on the new spec while Charles Leclerc completed more laps and reported a step forward, and Ferrari estimates the package could be worth roughly 0.2 seconds per lap.
- Qualifying showed a marked improvement with Hamilton closing to within a whisker of the frontrunners, but the team must now validate the upgrade’s consistency and race‑distance benefit to see if it truly closes the gap to Mercedes.