Ferrari SF-26

[sucof]

so where do you think is the front wing mechanism for X / X modes?
is it in the middle of the wing or on the sides?

https://i.ibb.co/V0XnPrN6/Screenshot-20 ... -30-16.png

It would make very little sense at the endplates, as you would need lots of ducting, 1 more actuator and more obstruction of airflow.
And you can see, it is under the nosecone. At the ends, those are just the rotating points.

[SiLo]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https% ... m33fg1.gif

I didn't realise the entire wing would drop down like that.

[Kalsi]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https% ... m33fg1.gif

I didn't realise the entire wing would drop down like that.

Looks like this is SF26 specific as it is the only car at the moment to have fw pilons on the first element allowing 2 movable flaps instead of 1 like on other cars

[FW17]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https% ... m33fg1.gif

I didn't realise the entire wing would drop down like that.

Looks like this is SF26 specific as it is the only car at the moment to have fw pilons on the first element allowing 2 movable flaps instead of 1 like on other cars

That means nothing. in 2012 only the front tip of the pylon connected to the front wing while the rest of the pylon was just hanging and conditioning the air. the wing flaps go down so the pylon is not going to affect its movement.

[dialtone]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https% ... m33fg1.gif

I didn't realise the entire wing would drop down like that.

Looks like this is SF26 specific as it is the only car at the moment to have fw pilons on the first element allowing 2 movable flaps instead of 1 like on other cars

The flatness of the deployed DRS is wild, you have to really design not just the pilon attachment but also the profile of the 2 wing elements.

That front wing has a lot of detail going on for sure.

[dialtone]

Do the suspension wishbones have a lot more vertical separation than on the mercedes?

Seems like a very big difference to me. Much lower lower wishbone.

[Kalsi]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https% ... m33fg1.gif

I didn't realise the entire wing would drop down like that.

Looks like this is SF26 specific as it is the only car at the moment to have fw pilons on the first element allowing 2 movable flaps instead of 1 like on other cars

That means nothing. in 2012 only the front tip of the pylon connected to the front wing while the rest of the pylon was just hanging and conditioning the air. the wing flaps go down so the pylon is not going to affect its movement.

https://f1tcdn.net/gallery/var/resizes/ ... G_2368.JPG
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/up ... =620%2C413

Of course it does..... back in 2012 flaps didnt span the entire wing width. Now flaps cover the entire wing so if you attach the pilons on the second element (like mercedes did) you can only move 1 flap, the upper one. Ferrari attached the pilons on the first element allowing two flaps to move. Like vcarb which, in exchange, has 2 actuators where ferrari only has 1 under the nose

[Giando]

so where do you think is the front wing mechanism for X / X modes?
is it in the middle of the wing or on the sides?

https://i.ibb.co/V0XnPrN6/Screenshot-20 ... -30-16.png

It would make very little sense at the endplates, as you would need lots of ducting, 1 more actuator and more obstruction of airflow.
And you can see, it is under the nosecone. At the ends, those are just the rotating points.

yeah, it's what i believe myself. i asked because someone somewhere else told me those actuators are at the sides...

[FW17]

Looks like this is SF26 specific as it is the only car at the moment to have fw pilons on the first element allowing 2 movable flaps instead of 1 like on other cars

That means nothing. in 2012 only the front tip of the pylon connected to the front wing while the rest of the pylon was just hanging and conditioning the air. the wing flaps go down so the pylon is not going to affect its movement.

https://f1tcdn.net/gallery/var/resizes/ ... G_2368.JPG
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/up ... =620%2C413

Of course it does..... back in 2012 flaps didnt span the entire wing width. Now flaps cover the entire wing so if you attach the pilons on the second element (like mercedes did) you can only move 1 flap, the upper one. Ferrari attached the pilons on the first element allowing two flaps to move. Like vcarb which, in exchange, has 2 actuators where ferrari only has 1 under the nose

What I am saying is in Merc the pylon may appear to be above the second flap but not connected to it. It could be connected to the first flap as shown in the pictures.

[continuum16]

Feel free to tell me I am seeing ghosts but to me it seems that the front wing endplate and especially (part of) the footplate outboard from the endplate are shockingly robust. Or at least thicker than the others we have seen so far. I'm guessing this is for some aerodynamic benefit rather than structural, but I don't know what that would be.

[wuzak]

Have any team, other than Ferrari, operated their active aero?

[Kalsi]

That means nothing. in 2012 only the front tip of the pylon connected to the front wing while the rest of the pylon was just hanging and conditioning the air. the wing flaps go down so the pylon is not going to affect its movement.

https://f1tcdn.net/gallery/var/resizes/ ... G_2368.JPG
https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/up ... =620%2C413

Of course it does..... back in 2012 flaps didnt span the entire wing width. Now flaps cover the entire wing so if you attach the pilons on the second element (like mercedes did) you can only move 1 flap, the upper one. Ferrari attached the pilons on the first element allowing two flaps to move. Like vcarb which, in exchange, has 2 actuators where ferrari only has 1 under the nose

What I am saying is in Merc the pylon may appear to be above the second flap but not connected to it. It could be connected to the first flap as shown in the pictures.

https://imgur.com/a/wK2WwDR

Looks very attached to 2nd element on the Merc. This makes only element 3 able to move.
On Ferrari pilons are on element 1 so 2 and 3 both move

[Vinlarr89]

Merc is attached to second element so only third element can move, although there’s some suggestions that teams might be developing both solutions for different tracks

[dren]

Pretty impressed with this car over what we've seen from others.

[jambuka]

I understand the microphone quality, surrounding noise, engine mode etc come into play, but the Ferrari engine sounds quite subdued compared to the Merc. Did they go with the steel cylinder route ? Air intake is so small.