GPFans: FIA ADUO benchmarking shows Ferrari power unit lagging; 2026 project criticised

GPFans summarises Italian reporting and FIA ADUO benchmarking that portray the Ferrari 2026 power unit as significantly down on rivals, and links the deficit to staff departures and a rushed project.

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- Article cites FIA ADUO benchmarking as indicating Ferrari's PU is more than four per cent behind Red Bull's unit.
- GPFans says that despite two ADUO upgrades Ferrari remain off the pace compared with Mercedes and Red Bull.
- The benchmarking is presented as a key explanatory factor for Ferrari’s struggling raw performance.
- GPFans quotes Italian outlet Autoracer.it claiming high-profile exits (e.g., Wolf Zimmermann and an assistant) hurt Ferrari’s 2026 PU project.
- The 2026 power unit is described by the Italian outlet as an "almost emergency project" completed under time pressure.
- GPFans says Ferrari plan a new PU specification for 2027 and internal reorganisation under Enrico Gualtieri.

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