Ferrari are working ‘flat out’ on their own McLaren type F-duct system for the F10, Stefano Domenicali has revealed.
The system was given the all clear in Bahrain after Red Bull’s Christian Horner questioned it’s legality.
On average, McLaren have been between six to seven mph faster on the straights than their nearest rival. Once those benefits became clear, several teams began working on their own iteration.
Sauber were the first to copy it. Mounting it on the sidepod, but are yet to get the system working efficiently.
Now Ferrari have admitted they are busy working on their own F-duct, to be introduced as soon as possible.
“The system of McLaren, for sure we are working flat out at home, because we saw the benefit that seems to be very, very big above all in the main straight with certain conditions,” said Ferrari team boss Domenicali.
He added: “We will bring our own as soon as everything is reliable, and we are 100% sure that the system will work.”
Meanwhile, Red Bull’s Christian Horner told Autosport that they are also working on incorporating the system, but are unsure of exactly when it will debut.
“It will be incorporated into an update at some point. The guys are looking at it.”
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