Since Formula 1’s enforced April break, following the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, it has seemed as if barely a race weekend goes by without Ferrari adding upgrades to its SF-26.
As F1 now operates under a budget cap, development is one of many areas of expenditure subject to tight controls. Long gone are the days when leading teams had at least two wind tunnels running 24/7 as well as separate test teams running unlimited laps around privately hired circuits.
