Ferrari F2004

TYRES

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

ELECTRONICS

• TC: 2 (minimal intervention, max attack, driver-managed slip)
• ABS: N/A (not permitted in 2004 F1)
• Engine Braking / Brake Magic: Medium-high (diff coast handles most of this — see below)
• Brake Bias: 57.5% front

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: (see AERO)
• 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: (see AERO)
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 70,000 N/m / 70,000 N/m
• ARB: 18,000 N/m
• Diff Preload: 60 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.45
• Diff Power: 0.65

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Wing Angle: 11.5°
• Rear Wing Angle: 10.0°
• Ride Height Front: 32 mm
• Ride Height Rear: 48 mm
• Brake Ducts: Front 2 / Rear 2 (minimal, hot lap only — no thermal endurance needed)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• Kyalami's altitude (1,500m+) thins the air, costing real downforce despite wing angle — run slightly less rear wing than sea-level tracks to protect straight-line speed on the pit straight and back straight, but compensate with firmer rear ARB and tighter rear ride height to keep the car planted through Jukskei Sweep and the Crocodile Kink flat-out.

TRACK GUIDE

• T1 Sausage Kink: brake deep but straight-line only before turn-in — F2004 has no ABS, so trail-brake smoothly to avoid locking the fronts on the kink entry.
• Jukskei Sweep (T7): taken near-flat in top gear — commit early, trust the rear ARB/wing balance; any hesitation here costs 2-3 tenths minimum.
• Crocodile Kink: flat or lift-only — rear stability setup pays off directly; do not brake, just a small lift if the car steps out.
• T11 Sunset hairpin: critical traction zone onto the back straight — get the car rotated early on entry so you can unwind the wheel and get full power down earlier than the AI/ghost.
• T16 final hairpin into pit straight: this is the most important exit of the lap — sacrifice a little mid-corner speed for a clean, straight exit to maximize pit straight speed and minimize lap time.

THEORETICAL BEST LAP

• 1:13.800