Overview

• On July 17 at the Mugello Circuit, Hamilton and Leclerc used one of Ferrari’s permitted 200 km filming days to test a rear suspension upgrade that lowers the upper wishbone’s attachment point on the gearbox cover.
• The redesign targets the SF-25’s chronic ride-height sensitivity and high-speed bottoming to allow a lower ground clearance and unlock greater downforce.
• Engineers will integrate data from the suspension trials with the floor package introduced in Austria to broaden the car’s aerodynamic performance window.
• Deputy team principal Jerome D’Ambrosio said the modifications are intended to improve car balance and boost driver confidence across varying track conditions.
• Ferrari plans to finalize the upgrade specification and install the new suspension package at the Belgian Grand Prix sprint next weekend, aiming for up to a 0.15-second lap time gain to bolster its fight for second in the constructors’ standings.