Ferrari SF-26

[Ufi]

Changes to the car
from @FulvioVigilante on X

#Ferrari has modified the terminal part of the narrower engine hood and opened two more vents, and it's also clear how the profile on the gearbox placed after the exhaust is truly structural.

https://x.com/FulvioVigilante/status/20 ... 69/photo/1

[wowgr8]

I am impressed by the size of the cooling outlets compared to the competition. The Ferrari PU typically required a lot more cooling in the last engine reg cycle. If this trend holds then they've made a huge jump in ICE efficiency. Thank you to AR3-GP for the image

[zioture]

[zioture]

[Gridlock]

Can this be copied by others before Race 1?

No.

"Engineers are permitted to position an aerodynamic device in that area of the car, provided it does not exceed a distance of 60 millimeters from the half-shaft (or driveshaft). Typically, this constraint prevents the device from extending beyond the tip of the exhaust; however, the Maranello engineers managed to bypass this hurdle by shifting the differential to the furthest possible rearward position

Is the Haas gearbox the same, ie could they run this?

[Courage]

Watching the broadcast, that wing looks incredibly close to the exit. Would it be possible the intent is something involving backpressure with the turbo exhaust? It almost looks inefficient from a downforce perspective. Wonder if this is anything to do with Ferrari's approach to their turbo management

[Gridlock]

[Real PJ's Beard]

Can this be copied by others before Race 1?

No.

"Engineers are permitted to position an aerodynamic device in that area of the car, provided it does not exceed a distance of 60 millimeters from the half-shaft (or driveshaft). Typically, this constraint prevents the device from extending beyond the tip of the exhaust; however, the Maranello engineers managed to bypass this hurdle by shifting the differential to the furthest possible rearward position

Is the Haas gearbox the same, ie could they run this?

It comes down to positioning rather than gearbox shape. The Ferrari differential is pushed back to allow this device, and that is something that would require such an amount of re-engineering that teams would be altering their aerodynamic concepts.

In a costcap world, it now becomes a big question of whether or not it's worth investing those resources for what could be minimal gains

[Santozini]

No.

"Engineers are permitted to position an aerodynamic device in that area of the car, provided it does not exceed a distance of 60 millimeters from the half-shaft (or driveshaft). Typically, this constraint prevents the device from extending beyond the tip of the exhaust; however, the Maranello engineers managed to bypass this hurdle by shifting the differential to the furthest possible rearward position

Is the Haas gearbox the same, ie could they run this?

It comes down to positioning rather than gearbox shape. The Ferrari differential is pushed back to allow this device, and that is something that would require such an amount of re-engineering that teams would be altering their aerodynamic concepts.

In a costcap world, it now becomes a big question of whether or not it's worth investing those resources for what could be minimal gains

I have read in other places that its legality is being questioned. What is the general consensus here? I trust this forum more than most places

[mzso]

Blown rear wing. Exhaust will just shoot straight up.

Yea it's a blown diffuser, no?

https://i.ibb.co/2fBD17n/20260218-074518.jpg

What is?
All these imgbb images only show up this way:

[Real PJ's Beard]

Blown rear wing. Exhaust will just shoot straight up.

Yea it's a blown diffuser, no?

https://i.ibb.co/2fBD17n/20260218-074518.jpg

What is?
All these imgbb images only show up this way:
https://imgbox.com/TkNikjyU

If you click the link it'll open the photo. This one is a shot of flow-vis on the Ferrari diffuser

[SiLo]

Blown rear wing. Exhaust will just shoot straight up.

Yea it's a blown diffuser, no?

https://i.ibb.co/2fBD17n/20260218-074518.jpg

What is?
All these imgbb images only show up this way:
https://imgbox.com/TkNikjyU

That's weird, I am in the UK and can see them fine.

[HungarianRacer]

Yea it's a blown diffuser, no?

https://i.ibb.co/2fBD17n/20260218-074518.jpg

What is?
All these imgbb images only show up this way:
https://imgbox.com/TkNikjyU

If you click the link it'll open the photo. This one is a shot of flow-vis on the Ferrari diffuser

It doesn't for me, the host he uses must be region-blocked.

[mzso]

If you click the link it'll open the photo. This one is a shot of flow-vis on the Ferrari diffuser

For me it just loads the same placeholder, upgrade-prompt image.

[SiLo]

If you click the link it'll open the photo. This one is a shot of flow-vis on the Ferrari diffuser

For me it just loads the same placeholder, upgrade-prompt image.

Who is your ISP? Do you have a VPN running?