Ferrari SF-26

[Farnborough]

Generally, the only source for that "vapour" is crankcase breather on pu for most vehicles.

[AR3-GP]

Ferrari just did something absolutely bonkers. Their DRS flap inverts. Completely upside down.

I watched it rotate 180 degrees

[AR3-GP]

Wing will fill the wake at the back of the car. Super DRS.

[SLDKieran]

I'm loving how innovative Ferrari is this year with their blown exhaust winglet and now this DRS flap thing.

[ryaan2904]

I see this as blowing the rear wing!!

Could you explain? I feel blowing the rear wing is a bit far-fetched. It could just be that they are blowing high energy air upwards to energise the suction from the diffuser and improving diffuser performance

It's blowing the 'gap' between rear wing and diffuser at such an angle that it produces additional suction strong enough to :
- increase the speed of air hitting the underside of rear wing mainplane
- increase the speed of air exiting the diffuser.

All good things

[ChrisM40]

The Ferrari seems to always have this whisp of "smoke" trailing the impact structure.

Ive seen a few cars do it. I dont think its their weird exhaust wing, I think its just the new fuel maybe.

[MtthsMlw]

They really studied the rule book this year. I love it.
The actuator/s seem to be in the endplate.

[Jef Patat]

They really studied the rule book this year. I love it.
The actuator/s seem to be in the endplate.
https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... ari-s.webp

https://cdn-4.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... rrari.webp

I wonder if it acts like an airbrake momentarily when driver hits the brakes...Could give gains in the brake zone too.

Surely that is the last thing you’d want to do with this rule set? Anything slowing the car down other than the brakes at the front & MGU-K at the rear is wasted energy.

Unless the benefit outweighs the cost. Lose a bit of speed during the flipping, gain enough while flipped, gain a bit in braking using this as a temporary airbrake. I can imagine this being hard to drive during braking.

[AR3-GP]

I wonder if it acts like an airbrake momentarily when driver hits the brakes...Could give gains in the brake zone too.

Surely that is the last thing you’d want to do with this rule set? Anything slowing the car down other than the brakes at the front & MGU-K at the rear is wasted energy.

Yeah plus the same motion happens when you activate SM, so if it acts as an aerobrake it acts both at the start and the end.

Likely that aero brake effect is minimal.

The drag is less at start of straight because speed is lower.

[SiLo]

I wonder if it acts like an airbrake momentarily when driver hits the brakes...Could give gains in the brake zone too.

Surely that is the last thing you’d want to do with this rule set? Anything slowing the car down other than the brakes at the front & MGU-K at the rear is wasted energy.

Yeah plus the same motion happens when you activate SM, so if it acts as an aerobrake it acts both at the start and the end.

Likely that aero brake effect is minimal.

I thought they didn't have front braking regen? So additional stopping power will be helpful, plus it's at the rear as well.

[JPBD1990]

Obviously Ferrari have moved the mechanism from the centre of the wing to the end plates. While everyone on twitter is popping off about this crazy innovation, the car’s been in the garage ever since - is it possible it’s just a glitch of the new mechanism and that it was never intended to rotate fully? Or do we think this is 100% intentional? Cool if so

[F1NAC]

They are not in the garage because of wing.

[Rikhart]

It's amazing how a professional F1 journalist cannot distinguish between drag and lift...

[PlatinumZealot]

I see this as blowing the rear wing!!

Could you explain? I feel blowing the rear wing is a bit far-fetched. It could just be that they are blowing high energy air upwards to energise the suction from the diffuser and improving diffuser performance

It's not energing suction at the diffuser from that location. It is too far from the diffuser throat for that.

It is entraining wake that would have shot backwards with exhaust that would have shot backwards and pointing it upwards under the rear wing. You can see the where they put the flow vis as well what is happening.

[Frank73]

They really studied the rule book this year. I love it.
The actuator/s seem to be in the endplate.
https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... ari-s.webp

https://cdn-4.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... rrari.webp

I wonder if it acts like an airbrake momentarily when driver hits the brakes...Could give gains in the brake zone too.

Surely that is the last thing you’d want to do with this rule set? Anything slowing the car down other than the brakes at the front & MGU-K at the rear is wasted energy.

Would it be possible for them to have both the actuation modes available at the same time?