Scuderia Ferrari SF71H

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F1NAC wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 17:16
Sidepods squeezed

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWpcURqXkAArjvt.jpg
Smaller brake ducts
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Man, what a looker ! Even wtih the halo ! That's a lesson from Ferrari on how the halo should be done.
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Dunno if anyone mentioned but it will be driven on track this Sunday before testing

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So air goes through the mirror housings and into the top sidepod opening? Anyone remembering something like that?
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Any theories regarding the air intakes on the mirrors? :wtf:

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It looks like the air might be split by the internal cone shape and exhausted around the edge of the mirror and mirror body surround.
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Mirror aerodynamic development is mostly dictated by the aim of reducing the drag of a flat reflective surface. Curving the top and bottom surface around substantially reduced drag. However, any 'boat tailing' added to a baseline mirror configuration would still generate a wake behind that sends lossy flow on top of the sidepod and towards the top of the diffuser.

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Ferrari opened up the front of the mirror, which fills in the wake behind the mirror with a fresh, more energetic freestream air. It also decreases profile drag as the pressure difference between upstream and downstream of the mirror is reduced because of this channel (top and bottom duct).

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Fairly innovative, I would say the mirror wings are in the same class as the RB nose hole.

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shady wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 18:34
Fairly innovative, I would say the mirror wings are in the same class as the RB nose hole.
But MUCH easier to copy.

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Yes, I think these mirrors are going to appear up and down the grid very quickly.

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one can see the Mirror detail here but if you look closely at the suspension at the back...


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Guys, what are those 2 things on the airbox? Looks like 2 wings. I've seen them only in this pic. Is there maybe a render error, or tried they to photoshop something out?

https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/F ... 148200.jpg

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skoop wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 19:19
Guys, what are those 2 things on the airbox? Looks like 2 wings. I've seen them only in this pic. Is there maybe a render error, or tried they to photoshop something out?

https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/F ... 148200.jpg
Yup - they're a little droopy mini T wing. Here's another shot:
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skoop wrote:Guys, what are those 2 things on the airbox? Looks like 2 wings. I've seen them only in this pic. Is there maybe a render error, or tried they to photoshop something out?

https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/F ... 148200.jpg
Not in the air box

Is the wing on the engine cover fin

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Seemingly T-wings were only limited by placement height, not width.

Postmoe wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 16:56
How are they gonna cool those engines?
F1NAC wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 16:18
Inlets are freaking small. Note that outer part of sidepod is hollow
Factor in the topside inlet area, as well. The total inlet area is not so unusual.
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