What's interesting is the shape of the cooling outlet at the back. It's very different and smaller than the usual Ferrari/Haas wide and peanut-shaped exit
But then again, the new cooling louvers (left) are missing in the Haas render...
I'm expecting to see that kind rear end tightness on a lot of the cars this year, as the Louvers that are allowed to be run on the body work once more to aid cooling. The side pods themselves still look quite large overall BUT this is just the first car to be launched (and in renders too) so lets see what the next few are before comparing it to what concepts we see here might end-up on the F1-75.
This area is regulated for driver safety against t-boning.wowgr8 wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 06:46I would hate it if the rulemakers designed the cars specifically to have those bulbous sidepods considering the incredible engineering we'd seen in this area over the last few years. To me it seems as though they wrote the rules to look a lot like a car from the 90s and ignored all the advancements made over the last few years, they effectively outlawed the high inlet sidepods too for what reason?
Well, the cars are heavier, so it's not surprising that they are slower in the slower corners.Henri wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 09:14https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-e ... surprises/
Binotto saying these cars are faster in high speed corners than last years cars. But slower in the slower corners.. interesting
Also need to consider the fact that the floor is producing a lot (more) of the downforce now compared to the rest of the car (not that it wasn't previously, but is even more crucial now), and at low speeds it has much less of an effect than it does at higher speeds... combined with the weight, that all adds up in the end.Emag wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 13:05Well, the cars are heavier, so it's not surprising that they are slower in the slower corners.Henri wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 09:14https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-e ... surprises/
Binotto saying these cars are faster in high speed corners than last years cars. But slower in the slower corners.. interesting
How do you know that making the entire sidepod "extremely slim" is the way to go or, in other words, beneficial compared to sidepods like Haas? There is a reason Haas has gone that route. Look at how small the inlets are. There surely was way more scope for them to make the sidepods smaller, but obviously they've chosen not to do it.wowgr8 wrote: ↑04 Feb 2022, 14:06https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKvyq8dXMAI ... name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKvyjJvXMAA ... name=large
formu1a uno reporting Haas will use the same cooling layout as Ferrari as we'd expect, thoughts from a Ferrari POV?
The coke bottle area is very slim but the front of the sidepods are so big and bulky, discouraging to me because I'm sure Mercedes, Red Bull and even McLaren will find a way to make the entire sidepod extremely slim
I'm also not sure why they keep trying the triangular airbox I just don't see the benefit of stuffing everything into the sidepods when you're trying to slim them down. They themselves backtracked from the triangle roll hoop intake in 2021 and now they're going back to it?
Not looking positive to me so far
Yes, but the main factor is the weight of the tires. I guess overall weight could be well over compensated with the improvements from year to year, but the tire weight hurts much more.Emag wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 13:05Well, the cars are heavier, so it's not surprising that they are slower in the slower corners.Henri wrote: ↑05 Feb 2022, 09:14https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-e ... surprises/
Binotto saying these cars are faster in high speed corners than last years cars. But slower in the slower corners.. interesting
Stealing Mercedes’ trick lolwogx wrote: ↑06 Feb 2022, 15:21https://www.wykop.pl/cdn/c3201142/comme ... cEWq5J.jpg
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