Scuderia Ferrari SF71H

[lukea6]

Martin Brundle commented on ‘a new flap’ on Vettels steering wheel that he was trying to hide. Any observations here?!

[MtthsMlw]

Martin Brundle commented on ‘a new flap’ on Vettels steering wheel that he was trying to hide. Any observations here?!

You mean like an other pedal on the back? Maybe something that helps him to find the biting point.. but stuff like that isn't allowed anymore. Right..?
I would not call that trying to hide.

[F1NAC]

Damage after the race

[Xwang]

Is it possible to loose so much performace for this damage?

[Vanja #66]

That plus damaged tyres from the spin, yes, a lot. Seb probably saved the engine a bit as well.

[zac510]

Vettel did leave quite a bit of rubber on the track after the spin

[Mr.G]

Vettel did leave quite a bit of rubber on the track after the spin

That was the reason as he pointed later...

[JonoNic]

Is it possible to loose so much performace for this damage?

A floor that is not able to seal on one side? Yes

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[zioture]

[Monster Hesh]

Folk are saying the Ferrari paddle is to aide the drivers "in the corners" anyone know anything about this rumor?

[Xwang]

What do you mean for Ferrari paddle?

[PlatinumZealot]

Probably another way to adjust the differential instead of using the turn knobs.

[Vanja #66]

A nice, almost parallel view of the car

[ferkan]

http://www.f1analisitecnica.com/2018/04 ... 1h-si.html

• Ferrari used new floor in Bahrain, it is structurally different as the old one had slight flexibility that caused instability while cornering

• There were few changes introduced to bargeboard area

• Changes where obviously very positive and confirmed CFD and simulation data

• Ferrari PU now exceeding qualifying mode of Mercedes

• In race however, they did more lift and coast then Mercedes and would lose 0.1-0.3 tenths on some laps in S3 on straights

• Innovative system from Ferrari was introduced in SF71H where driver can manually (with pedal on steering wheel) control hot air coming from wastegates to make rear wing more efficient (?)

• Borderline legal, but questions FIA could receive questions about this

• Bottas was faster only on lap 4, 9 and 16 and recovered 3.5s deficit through bigger then expected performance gap between new M and old S tires, slower pit entry from Vettel and slow pitstop (fast for Bottas)

• Ferrari in China had performance advantage on all tires, in race and in Q

[Zynerji]

Why would allowing the drivers to have control of the waste gate be illegal?