The oversteer tendencies of SFormula's new SF23 car appear to have put reigning two-time champion Tomoki_Nojiri on the back foot:
Early feedback from drivers suggests that the SF23 has a much greater tendency to oversteer than its SF19 predecessor, the result of a radically revised aero package aimed at lowering downforce to improve raceability.
"In terms of car balance, it felt like there was an overwhelming lack of downforce," said Nojiri."It’s not consistent at all. That wasn’t the case for my car last year. I never had to correct the steering [mid-corner]. Asked if he felt there was room to further improve his laptime, Nojiri replied:"It’s difficult, as it was already 5pm when I set that time. If it had been an hour earlier, I think it would have been a low, mid 1m36s."Nojiri's chief engineer Toshihiro Ichise said he felt the two-time champion's best lap came about as a result of the conditions at the time suiting the #1 car rather than any inherent performance advantage.
"Cars struggling with oversteer tend to produce better times as the track conditions improve," Ichise told Motorsport.com's Japanese edition.
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