Ferrari kick-started its 2025 plans in a public way at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as it ran a new floor that was purely experimental and was never actually intended to be raced with now. It ran on Carlos Sainz’s SF-24 during free practice in a bid to help the Scuderia gather some vital information that can help its understanding in bringing the perfect floor design for next season.

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Already after Friday’s free practice sessions, it was clear that Mercedes could benefit from the low temperatures in Las Vegas, even though there was still a question mark over the W15 performance in terms of the race pace simulations,