While Ferrari has gone towards what Red Bull has been doing with its sidepod design, it's wrong to say that it has simply copied its F1 rival. Explained:
As time has gone by, most of the grid has picked up the downwash route and pushed its development in that direction.
Instead, the solution deployed on the SF-23 is a descendant of the original downwash ramp solution but it also carries a hefty dose of the Scuderia's own DNA. The upper slat is now a similar width to the lower slat, rather than extending all the way to the end of the mirror's body. It is still not quite a shelf-style solution that runs right to the rear of the car like many of the other teams favour.
It's also notable that the team may take the option to run an asymmetric layout for the upper cooling panels, just as some of its rivals do.The changes made to the sidepods are not the only ones on the menu for Ferrari in Spain, with several tweaks made to the floor too.
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