00:05the iconic prancing horse is formula one's dark horse in 2026 with the scuderia set to be a real
00:12contender ahead of the season's start in australia its alleged smaller turbo proving a potent asset
00:19it's a good omen for ferrari given that 2025 was its third season without a grand prix win since
00:252020 but the red squad isn't underestimating the complexity of f1's new era ahead it's a very very
00:33difficult challenge and this we are very much aware there's a lot of work in the background and
00:40only the track will talk once we will put the the car on the ground but the preparation
00:46the hard work and the motivation is there charles leclerc's immediate feelings upon his fiorano
00:52shakedown were positive before the red squad headed to test in both spain and bahrain
01:00no big problems or unexpected things which is a good thing because it's such a big regulation change
01:05that's that's all you want want really on a day like this where you only do five laps
01:09it's not about yeah it's not about the performance or anything like that now it's just about trying to
01:16see if all the systems are working properly which uh which they did so it's uh it's been positive
01:23leclerc set the fastest time in bahrain's second test in effect winning the winter world championship
01:28but while his eight tenth advantage was big the monogasque was on one step softer c4 tires than his
01:35rivals and it could carry that form into the season with ferrari's new sf26 car the first designed by
01:44merc import low xera featuring that smaller turbo for more efficient energy harvesting
01:52and astonishing starts which stunned the paddock in bahrain
01:57tech that could finally enable ferrari to move some of the pressure both internal and external and
02:04return at stars leclerc and his teammate lewis hamilton to grand prix winning ways
02:08something they both desperately need in this crucial season for the scuderia
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