Ferrari pulled the covers off from its 2019 contender. The prancing horse did so in its annual event at its homebase in Maranello in an event where symbolism was key.
Could be an illusion, but does the nose where it joins the sidepods appear to taper outwards more than previous? This photo seems like the nose joins the sidepods almost perpendicular where as this year, they taper outwards, as if it’s “thicker”... no? I think I’m definitely over analysing.
I feel there is a lot of SF70H in the SF90... even more than its from SF71...jumpingfish wrote: ↑15 Feb 2019, 13:32doubled T-wing as it was in 2017 on SF70h?
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Last year's car was probably the best on the grid so it makes sense to evolve it. If they have moved the performance on then we're in for another decent season at the front.
Intake definitely looks bigger. Presumably this has been done so that the roll hoop inlet can be made smaller along with the bulk of the bodywork behind it. Ferrari have placed their coolers etc in the sidepods only, by the look of it in comparison to the Honda / Renault teams.
It's not a stupid question at all! In fact people tend to refer to the 'packaging' of the rear end. This addresses how tightly can the team put all the cooling and mechanical components inside engine cover. The benefit of having a tighter rear end can be simply put to, less volume due to internals=more volume of air flowing to the rear=more potential downforce to be gained from the diffuser as you just have a shear larger volume of air to work with.pantherxxx wrote: ↑15 Feb 2019, 14:08Probably it's a stupid question but, why is it good if the engine cover and the engine is smaller? To save weight? Or is it good because of the aero, it means bigger shark fin? The car weight is still limited by the rules. What's most striking is how much the engine cover has been reduced compared to SF71H.
Yes but 71h had a similar one there.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑15 Feb 2019, 14:15There appears to be a sizeable intake below the roll hoop intake and above/behind the driver's headrest.
It helps the air flow to the rear wing, the engine cover this year is lower than last years.TheFluffy wrote: ↑15 Feb 2019, 14:13It's not a stupid question at all! In fact people tend to refer to the 'packaging' of the rear end. This addresses how tightly can the team put all the cooling and mechanical components inside engine cover. The benefit of having a tighter rear end can be simply put to, less volume due to internals=more volume of air flowing to the rear=more potential downforce to be gained from the diffuser as you just have a shear larger volume of air to work with.pantherxxx wrote: ↑15 Feb 2019, 14:08Probably it's a stupid question but, why is it good if the engine cover and the engine is smaller? To save weight? Or is it good because of the aero, it means bigger shark fin? The car weight is still limited by the rules. What's most striking is how much the engine cover has been reduced compared to SF71H.
