Team: Stefano Domenicali (TP), Mario Almondo (Director of Operations), Aldo Costa (TD), Nicolas Tombazis (CD), Luca Marmorini (HE)
Drivers: Felipe Massa (7), Fernando Alonso (8)
It's a driver facing camera, Ferrari have mounted one of the maditory tv cameras there for some years now.In this pic if you look close there is a "bump" on the right side mirror, or the drivers left mirror on the inside part of the mirror. What is that??
When you think how they struggled in '09, you begin to wonder have they done enough different to not only improve on the F60, but to catch up to the also (assumed) improved versions from McLaren, Red Bull & Mercedes for 2010..Tazio wrote:I will go out on a limb and say I think it will
surpass last seasons results.
In fact the cars don’t look like the RB5, but simply one major cosmetic aspect of the car has been inspired by Adrian Newey’s design, the nose. Newey himself terms it a “V” nose, not to be confused with the Renault “V” keel. Modern F1 cars all use raised nosed to improve airflow in between the front wheels and hence towards the rear of the car. The better airflow you can get up front the better the airflow routed over the top of the diffuser, and hence create more downforce.
Since the early nineties and up until last year teams conformed to the FIA technical regulations, where by the foot well of the car had to be a minimum of width and height. This of course suggests a rectangular cross section, and teams followed the rules to the letter (see below - left). What Newey realised is that the rules demand these minimum measurements, but not relation to each other. Thus the edges of the rectangle can be raised up and the middle drooped, creating the so called “V“ shape(see below - right). This reduces the obstruction between the wheels as the lower edges of the nose are chamfered.
This shaping is only really visible when the nose cone is removed and the cross section of the front bulkhead is exposed (see below in highlighted yellow). When the car is in race condition, the giveaway of the “V” nose are the two humps on either side of the top of the nose. These have little effect on aerodynamics or the drivers visibility.
Aside from the “V” nose, the RB5 soon found itself unsuited to the rise of the double diffuser. Its low line sidepods, pull rod suspension, gearbox and rear crash structure, all actually hindered the cars being as good as it could be. These rear end design features are not likely to be copied by other teams 2010. It was testament to the cars initial advantage as the fastest ‘non double diffuser’ car, that it remained a leader on pace up until the end of the season.
Very legitimate concerns!Fil wrote:When you think how they struggled in '09, you begin to wonder have they done enough different to not only improve on the F60, but to catch up to the also (assumed) improved versions from McLaren, Red Bull & Mercedes for 2010..Tazio wrote:I will go out on a limb and say I think it will
surpass last seasons results.
Unless the F60 only needed a few minor mods to unlock a lot of potential.. but i'm worried for them. there's not a huge amount different, and it already looks cumbersome compared to the FW32 spy shot..
Well, apparently the Launch F10 still has the old F60 front & rear wings on it. Soo.. the new as yet unrevealed ones might actually turn out completely different come testing in Valencia.jddh1 wrote:Unless the F60 only needed a few minor mods to unlock a lot of potential.. but i'm worried for them. there's not a huge amount different
i agree with this. listen, the f60 was a dog, no arguement there but i think fundamentally it was solid.Unless the F60 only needed a few minor mods to unlock a lot of potential.. but i'm worried for them. there's not a huge amount different
Something isn't correct in the top view comparison. The cockpit is to long and the front axel to far backwards.alelanza wrote:By the way, interesting comparison tool, do notice the slider on the projection views:
http://www.marca.com/2010/01/28/multime ... 05371.html
Speculation? Rumours? Silly Season? Not only?espnf1.com wrote: (...)
The Times said that, despite cutting short development on last year's car to focus on the F10, there is speculation sweeping through the Italian media that a replacement is already on the drawing board.
It is not unusual for teams to immediately work on updates and traditionally all cars receive major tweaks after the first few fly-away races. However, the possibility that the team is already working on a 'B' spec version suggests a more fundamental revision of the design.
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