Ferrari F2004

TYRES

• Compound: Slick Soft (S)
• Front Pressure: 20.5 PSI
• Rear Pressure: 18.5 PSI
• No tyre blankets (not supported in AC Evo)
• Optimal operating temp: 85–105°C

ELECTRONICS

• TC: 2 (minimal, for hairpin exits only — Dunlop & Ford-Kurve)
• ABS: N/A (not permitted, F2004 has no ABS)
• Engine Braking / Brake Magic: Medium-low (3/6) to reduce rear instability into Motodrom and Castrol-S
• Brake Bias: 57.5% front

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: handled in AERO section
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 95,000 N/m / 95,000 N/m
• ARB: 85,000 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 98%
• Brake Bias: 57.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: handled in AERO section
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 70,000 N/m / 70,000 N/m
• ARB: 25,000 N/m
• Diff Preload: 55 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.45
• Diff Power: 0.65

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Wing Angle: 32°
• Rear Wing Angle: 28°
• Ride Height Front: 32 mm
• Ride Height Rear: 55 mm
• Brake Ducts: Front 2 / Rear 2 (minimal cooling, qualifying-only run)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• Nürburgring GP mixes high-speed direction changes (Castrol-S) with tight traction zones (Dunlop, Ford-Kurve) — run slightly stiffer front ARB and higher front wing than a pure power track to nail S-complex rotation, while keeping rear planted enough for hairpin exits; sacrifice a bit of straight-line speed on the back straight for confidence through Schumacher-S, where lap time is won.

TRACK GUIDE

• Motodrom (T1): brake late and hard in a straight line, rotate the car on entry with trail-braking — F2004's strong front grip allows very late initiation.
• Castrol-S (T3): commit to a smooth but quick direction change; use the aggressive front camber to hold the line without lifting, kerbs can be used aggressively on exit only.
• Dunlop hairpin (T5): critical traction zone — get the car rotated before apex, straighten the wheel early to put power down cleanly with TC set low.
• Mercedes-Kurve (T7): long sweeper, load the rear progressively, stay full throttle if confidence allows — this is a lap-time defining corner for minimum speed carry.
• Veedol chicane (T13) and Ford-Kurve (T18): sacrifice nothing on exit speed here — both lead into long straights, prioritize traction over outright minimum speed.