Major changes were made to the front wing, floor, and other areas of the Ferrari at the Austrian Grand Prix.
The tweaks came close to helping Charles Leclerc to pole position, but he just missed out on beating Max Verstappen by the slimmest of margins.
Even having a sniff of the top spot was a sure sign of progress that Ferrari has made since both updating its sidepods at the Spanish Grand Prix and unlocking some critical answers about how best the SF-23 should be set up.
Indeed, it seems that insight Ferrari got from both the Spanish GP weekend and the post-race Pirelli test has helped the squad make a breakthrough in knowing what direction it needs to take with its car development (Motorsport.)