Most striking differences – similarities between the F10 and F60
1.Livery change . The black colored parts in F60 , like bargeboards turned into white for F10 , alongside with the formerly red coloured front and rear wings .
2.Nose cone shape
3.The nose camera winglets are now attached on the nose pillars , instead of the nose sides
4.The nose pillars are now vertical instead of inclined forward
5.Front wing
6.Airbox inlet shape and size
7.The cockpit side protection is extended higher towards the rear . Moreover a small triangular fin is attached on either side of the cockpit just in front of the side impact crash structure .
8.Sidepods shape
9.The KERS cooling hole is gone for F10 , alongside with its outlet .
10.Floor under nose
11.Sidepod panels
12.Engine cover
13.Exhausts
14.Hot air exits
15.Rear wing
16.Diffuser
17.No wheel rim shields for 2010
18.Narrower front tyres due to new regulations
It seems to me that the F10 is not a new car but rather a heavily modified F60 with a new nose , rear end , DD Diffuser and a longer wheelbase probably due to the larger fuel cell .
So it is now time to get into the details
FRONT WING
The launch spec F10 was equipped with a front wing directly copied from the last races of the 2009 season , besides secrets should be kept hided . Nevertheless the team had a modified front wing during the three days test at Valencia .
REAR WING
Not only the front wing was inherited by the F60 but the rear wing also.Probably the F10 would have new or modified wings at Australia.
NOSE CONE
The nose cone of the F10 is higher , slimmer at its tip , more boxy and features a U-shaped upper raised section pioneered by Red Bull last year and already tested by the F60 . The nose pillars are vertical and the camera winglets are now attached on them instead of the nose sides .
FLOOR UNDER THE NOSE
Ferrari seems to have abandoned the sculpted floor concept under the nose because the new F10 features a simpler floor with vertical raised extremities , similar to the one featured by Mc Laren MP4/24 and Red Bull RB5 in 2009 .
AIRBOX
The F10 chassis features a more roundy airbox with a larger inlet because it is now mounted higher from the driver’s helmet to suffer less negative air turbulence from it . In order to maintain its opening large enough its width is increased while its overall opening height was decreased .
SIDEPODS
The sidepod ‘s bottoms still remain very sculpted (in order to decrease drag and improve the airflow towards the rear of the car ) but they look very alike to the modified F60’s one’s , firstly presented at Spanish 2009 GP . That seems quite logical having in mind the new larger tank fitted inside the sidepods , but the whole design looks conservative compared to other 2010 cars and we should not forget the extra space gained by the KERS units removal from the car .
The most striking differences though are the exhausts placement closer to the centre of the car , the sidepod’s rear end and the absence of the KERS cooling hole .
SIDEPOD INLETS
The overall sidepod inlets size was decreased a little and the rear view mirrors remain mounted away from the cockpit zone . From this view angle we can observe the raised upper outer section of the sidepods . This sidepod hump creates a minor air channel on the top of the sidepods between the hump and the cockpit protection side which guides the air flow towards the rear wing more effectively . Similar humps were presented by Williams FW31 during winter pre 2009 season testing and going even back in the past by Benetton B194 in 1994 and Ferrari F399 in 1999 .
How conservative is the Ferrari team’s sidepod design approach is also reflected by those humps , as instead of lowering the inner upper parts to create the air channel the team just preferred to simply raise the outer upper part giving the wrong impression that the car is actually increased in internal volume .
PS = I want to say thanks to member Downforce for his assistance
