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The Grand Prix F1<\/a> Belgium 2025 mark the real turning point of the season for the Scuderia Ferrari<\/a> ? After a lacklustre first half of the championship, the Scuderia arrives at Spa-Francorchamps with a crucial new feature, which was discreetly tested at Mugello and is now being deployed in real-life conditions. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will be the first to validate it on one of the most demanding circuits on the calendar.<\/p>\n A development months in the making<\/p>\n As early as March, Maranello engineers had identified a persistent Achilles heel on the SF-25<\/a> Aerodynamic instability due to an overly sensitive flat bottom, amplified by a rear suspension that fails to manage ride height effectively.<\/p>\n After a new flat-bottom design introduced at the Austrian GP<\/a>Ferrari is now concentrating on another major project: overhauling the rear suspension. A test was carried out on July 17 at Mugello<\/a>on the second filming day of the season. Leclerc made short runs in the morning, while Hamilton put in longer stints in the afternoon. An in-house validation, before the reality check at Spa.<\/p>\n What we know about this evolution<\/p>\n Officially, Ferrari remains discreet. But the images and technical information that have filtered through show a key modification: a lowered and advanced upper wishbone anchoring point, profoundly modifying the suspension kinematics. The aim is clear: to limit pitch and dive variations, stabilize the aerodynamic platform and make full use of the new flat bottom.<\/p>\n This geometry, inspired by solutions seen at Mercedes and McLaren, should enable the SF-25 to offer more downforce at low speeds, while reducing wear on the flat bottom. It could also be accompanied by new, more powerful shock absorbers, to better control the single-seater’s vertical movements.<\/p>\n A demanding circuit for a decisive test<\/p>\n Spa-Francorchamps was not chosen at random. With its 7 kilometers of fast curves, heavy braking and changing gradients, it’s a veritable justice of the peace. The circuit has recently been resurfaced and the gravel traps are back: any mistake will be paid for in cash. And the capricious weather could also muddy the waters… and make testing even shorter.<\/p>\n The challenge is all the greater as this weekend follows the Sprint format. Ferrari will have just one free practice session (Friday at 12:30 p.m.) to validate the settings of this new architecture. This will be followed by Sprint qualifying, the Sprint race, qualifying and finally the Grand Prix on Sunday at 3:00 pm.<\/p>\n Last cartridge before the 2026 switchover?<\/p>\n Behind the scenes, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vasseur motivated his troops: “Every detail counts, and at Spa, everything can come down to a single session. We’re concentrating solely on ourselves.” The ambition is clear: to use this development as leverage to get closer to McLaren… and outrun Mercedes before resources are redirected to the 2026 project.<\/p>\n The suspension tested this weekend could therefore symbolize more than just a technical adjustment: it could prove, before the summer break, that Scuderia Ferrari is capable of reacting, and learn from the experience to make a better start to 2026.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5 2025 Belgian GP calendar :<\/p>\n Friday, July 25 Free practice 1 (12:30 p.m.), Sprint qualifying (4:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n Saturday, July 26th Sprint race (12h00), Qualifying (16h00)<\/p>\n Sunday, July 27 Race at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grand Prix F1 Belgium 2025 mark the real turning point of the season for the Scuderia Ferrari…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19543,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1687,372,6537,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-19542","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-f1","8":"tag-f1","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-formula1","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}