Ferrari SF-26

[Tommy Cookers]

... close this topic....
All possible answers and explanations have been given.

and an impossible one - PWM

[hollus]

Agree to disagree, guys. Or get another thread.
It is OK if you really want to discuss the sources of those noises, but then please make a thread. Deletions might happen from here on.

[wuzak]

The Ferrari front wing active aero looks like it will be very low drag.

But will it work for low drag mode sections that have corners on them?

[FittingMechanics]

The Ferrari front wing active aero looks like it will be very low drag.

But will it work for low drag mode sections that have corners on them?

Straight mode will have zones where it can be used. I am pretty sure that FIA will play this very cautiously and that those zones will end before any kind of significant corner.

[mzso]

Is this the only real car we have seen that has an inwashing front wing?

Knowing Ferrari's track record it's the exact wrong direction to develop.
Yes, but there's two.

2017 regulation changes: Ferrari aerodynamically and mechanically the best car initially, just hugely underpowered against the PU of Mercedes.

2022 regulation changes: Ferrari the best car initially and at least on par with the RedBull until TD39 came.

Also, in general Ferrari has had clever car characteristics/details which have been copied regularly in many seasons.
So which track record are you talking about exactly?

Mod edit: responses not related to 2026 car removed.
Going back to the current car, at least it's easier develop a new front wing if it turns out to be the wrong direction again.

[hollus]

2026 red card here, folks. CAR. 2026.
Winning or losing or ghosts of red cars past and future in the team thread. Thanks.

[vorticism]

Seems like the Haas has a 4 element FWAS, not just two. Same for Ferrari (might be a shared actuator component). Two symmetrical pivot axis swept back, not a single longitudinal like we see on Merc and RB (render).

The gap at the center would be shrouded by the combined central actuator-endplate.

[Xyz22]

https://x.com/EngDesignIng/status/20154 ... 98211?s=20

[sucof]

https://x.com/EngDesignIng/status/20154 ... 98211?s=20

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_g1YAvWcAA ... name=small

Come on, this is laughable...
1: at no team are the suspension elements not considered by aerodynamic reasons
2: you could not draw more uneducated and laughable arrows there... this is so un serious even for a forum!

There are like a hundred more and different airflow directions there, with different power, vortices, not including the completely different airflow when cornering and add to that the front DRS usage, what will again alter most of the airflow...

[venkyhere]

How aero-sensitive is the 'entry' of the floor at the bib region for these regs ? Asking after looking at the slightly weird shaped 'stays' attaching the front wing to the nose

[AR3-GP]

[ryaan2904]

All the Ferrari powered cars have this electronic noise, its awesome

[mzso]

https://youtube.com/shorts/PJDZbH__L_w? ... 9M1ime34xa

All the Ferrari powered cars have this electronic noise, its awesome

If by "electronic" you mean gears and turbines.

[AR3-GP]

[FrukostScones]

Wouldn't that be against the rules though? The wings must go to high DF mode in case of failure, that looks like it would do the opposite on the front.

C3.10.10 v. The design is such that failure of the system will result in it returning to its Corner Mode position.

well maybe they have a certain system... what I find weird is that RW and FW don't look synchronous in activation; maybe it is just the .gif; nevertheless x-mode on the front looked pretty low down force

I guess they were just trying to check if everything worked: when rain is on track, FIA will allow teams to operate X and Z mode just for the front wing, therefore they must have a switch to run the mechanisms independently

thanks again, today in full display.


found here: https://forums.autosport.com/topic/2292 ... ary/page-9