{"id":758565,"date":"2026-06-25T04:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/758565\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:07:22","slug":"f1-news-ferrari-brings-first-aduo-engine-upgrade-to-austrias-red-bull-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/758565\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Ferrari brings first ADUO engine upgrade to Austria&#8217;s Red Bull Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/XPB_1417455_HiRes.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari brings first ADUO engine upgrade to Austria\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/298625\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/298625\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Scuderia confirmed it will run an updated power unit at the Red Bull Ring after being granted additional development opportunities under F1\u2019s catch-up mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari is permitted to make two power unit upgrades this season <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2026-engine-upgrades-ferrari-mercedes-red-bull-aduo-system-latest-reason-why-monaco-grand-prix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after FIA analysis found it to be more than four percent behind the benchmark set by Red Bull<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first update is centred on the internal combustion engine and comes as Ferrari looks to reduce its deficit to the Milton Keynes squad, as well as Brackley-based Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ferrari has moved to temper expectations around the step, insisting it will not suddenly change the competitive picture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis update is not a major step, and it will not on its own change the competitive order,\u201d Ferrari power unit technical director Enrico Gualtieri said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it does show is the attitude of the team and our technical partners: to push continuously and to make the most of every opportunity to improve our package.<\/p>\n<p>Get your name on Aaron Seton\u2019s 2026 Supercars wildcard at the Ipswich Super 440 and go in the draw to win his framed, signed race suit.<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4xAOXkY\" style=\"color:#de482e;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a championship as competitive as this one, it is unrealistic to expect a single update to transform the overall picture, especially under the current homologation and development constraints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformance is built progressively, not only through hardware changes, but also through how effectively you optimise the package race by race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari is expected to use its second ADUO upgrade after the summer break in August, with a revised turbocharger in the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>The team initially opted for a smaller turbocharger under the new regulations following the removal of the MGU-H, but that advantage has been reduced by the FIA\u2019s pre-start procedure that gives manufacturers time to spool up their turbos before launch.<\/p>\n<p>Gualtieri said the Austria update was the result of Ferrari\u2019s ongoing power unit development program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe update we are bringing to Spielberg is a relatively minor one and it\u2019s the result of the work completed in recent weeks to transfer improvements from our development program to the track,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt epitomises key principles of our sport: continuous improvement, reacting quickly, and deploying gains at the earliest opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Team principal Fred Vasseur said Ferrari arrived in Austria buoyed by its recent form, <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2026-barcelona-catalunya-spain-win-victory-lewis-hamilton-ferrari-late-antonelli-retirement-first-ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">which included victory in the last round in Barcelona<\/a>, but remained focused on another clean weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe arrive in Austria encouraged by our positive showing over the past few races, even though we are fully aware that there is still a lot of work to do and that we must continue to focus on ourselves,\u201d Vasseur said.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari\u2019s weekend will also include a driver change in FP1, with Dino Beganovic replacing Charles Leclerc for Friday\u2019s opening practice.<\/p>\n<p>Beganovic also drove for Ferrari in FP1 at Barcelona earlier this month, when he stepped into Lewis Hamilton\u2019s car.<\/p>\n<p>His Austria run means Ferrari will complete half of its mandatory rookie practice requirement for the year, with Leclerc and Hamilton each still needing to sit out one more FP1 session later in the season.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari will be among several teams running third drivers in Austria, with Jak Crawford replacing Lance Stroll at Aston Martin, Luke Browning stepping in for Carlos Sainz at Williams, and Paul Aron taking over Gabriel Bortoleto\u2019s Audi for FP1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Scuderia confirmed it will run an updated power unit at the Red Bull Ring after being 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