Is Ferrari running an S-Duct ? The vane ahead of Ferrari's sidepod merges into the sidepod.It could be a cooling inlet. Or, its linked to the vent fitted behind the cockpit.This would clean up the airflow (boundary layer) along the flank of the car to the diffuser slot.
CAN is just a protocol which does not describes or mandates a fixed connector type. So nothing prevents them to provide power in the same connector using additional pins capable of carrying more current.venkyhere wrote: ↑28 Jan 2026, 00:11minor addition :dialtone wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 22:14Even in that case, you put the hydraulic part after the nose and electrically actuate the hydraulic piston.matteosc wrote: That is true if the system is electrically actuated. If there was some pneumatic or hydraulic system, it would be more complicated.
They already have a standard data connection between nose and chassis, they just reuse that since it’s likely something like CAN bus that they can extend and repurpose for whatever they need.
CAN (or any other automotive data protocol) bus is fine to provide enough juice to power a temp sensor or IR sensor etc, but it wont be able to power a servomotor that has to fight against aero-forces to move the flaps up/down. There definitely will be present some kind of 'power lines' as well, alongwith 'data lines' that make a male-female 'connector lock' between the nose stub and the nose when they come together.
Yes, where did I say that's not the case ?kalinka wrote: ↑28 Jan 2026, 15:08CAN is just a protocol which does not describes or mandates a fixed connector type. So nothing prevents them to provide power in the same connector using additional pins capable of carrying more current.venkyhere wrote: ↑28 Jan 2026, 00:11minor addition :dialtone wrote: ↑27 Jan 2026, 22:14
Even in that case, you put the hydraulic part after the nose and electrically actuate the hydraulic piston.
They already have a standard data connection between nose and chassis, they just reuse that since it’s likely something like CAN bus that they can extend and repurpose for whatever they need.
CAN (or any other automotive data protocol) bus is fine to provide enough juice to power a temp sensor or IR sensor etc, but it wont be able to power a servomotor that has to fight against aero-forces to move the flaps up/down. There definitely will be present some kind of 'power lines' as well, alongwith 'data lines' that make a male-female 'connector lock' between the nose stub and the nose when they come together.
no spray from the front tyres? where it goes?
From this angle one might think it is visible how the air is directed outwards to go around the rear tyre, which is one of the most important feature to have the least overall air resistance.
The spray that looks like going around the rear tire, I am pretty sure that is the upwash from the wakeboard horizontal elements. Not 100% sure.
The horizontal elements pick up the lower tire wake, so yeah, whether it's lower or upper, the spray is generally tire wake and it makes sense the rear tires are protected with such a wide sidepod shoulderFDD wrote: ↑29 Jan 2026, 14:57The spray that looks like going around the rear tire, I am pretty sure that is the upwash from the wakeboard horizontal elements. Not 100% sure.
You are correct, that spray is coming from the wakeboard.FDD wrote: ↑29 Jan 2026, 14:57The spray that looks like going around the rear tire, I am pretty sure that is the upwash from the wakeboard horizontal elements. Not 100% sure.
It's not just the different angle. It's the amount of steering input being demanded, the vehicle speed etc. Also water droplets are significantly denser than air they don't behave exactly the way the wake would. Sure there's probably something to takeaway from this but its most likely not very definitive.sucof wrote: ↑29 Jan 2026, 15:20You are correct, that spray is coming from the wakeboard.
But it is also true that is a part of the whole airflow which will not reach the rear tyre because of it.
Funny how slightly different angles let you see things very differently.
Yes, it's "cleaning" the front tire wakesucof wrote: ↑29 Jan 2026, 15:20You are correct, that spray is coming from the wakeboard.
But it is also true that is a part of the whole airflow which will not reach the rear tyre because of it.
Funny how slightly different angles let you see things very differently.
They are bringing new sidepods at Bahrain.nico5 wrote: ↑29 Jan 2026, 15:02The horizontal elements pick up the lower tire wake, so yeah, whether it's lower or upper, the spray is generally tire wake and it makes sense the rear tires are protected with such a wide sidepod shoulder
Source?murphy wrote: ↑30 Jan 2026, 18:56They are bringing new sidepods at Bahrain.
