Ferrari is committed to keeping its latest car upgrade, team principal Frederic Vasseur asserts.
Italian racing driver Matteo Bobbi, now a commentator for Sky Italia, has commented that although the recent upgrade has increased downforce on Ferrari's 2024 car, "it has brought the bouncing back."
"I would not be surprised if they brought the old floor to Silverstone for a comparison," he added.
Despite some calls for the Maranello-based team to abandon the new floor and related parts entirely, Vasseur is clear that this won't happen.
"No, we are not going backwards," Vasseur insists. "We have to try to develop what we have."
The Frenchman believes that the sprint weekend format in Austria did not allow Ferrari sufficient time to optimize the car's setup.
"Let's focus on Silverstone," said Vasseur. "It will be a normal weekend with enough sessions available to develop the car. The normal format is good for us because we can do some tests."
"We sometimes need the first and second practice sessions to start again from the beginning. I hope it will be a good step forward."
"The latest package gave us good points more in aerodynamic load and we need to start from there," Vasseur concluded.
Alpine's new executive advisor Flavio Briatore expressed confidence in Ferrari's ability to "recover."
"This year has been a good championship for them," he told Italian radio Rai. "They are among the protagonists, but at the moment they are the fourth force because the others made more incisive developments. But they can still recover," Briatore added.
