Ferrari F60 aero-mech development in 2009

[bar555]

GP AUSTRALIA



1.Differnt front wheel rim shields
2.Different sidepods
3.Shorter exhausts
4.Different rear wing


FRONT WING


1.Double profiled front wing
2.The second profile is the movable one , adjustable by the driver through a range of six degrees.
3.The central part of the wing is standardized by FIA regulations
4.Very curvy endplates to direct air to the outside of the front wheel
5.Extra element to further divert airflow away from the front wheels to reduce drag .
6.There is an additional triangular fin attached on the rearmost upper edge of the endplate
7.The outer extremities are bending slightly upwards to create a gap between the wing profile and the ground in order to reduce the pitch sensitivity of the car at high speed
8.There are deep, rounded cuts at the outer extremities of the rearmost flap .These help reduce drag on the very long straight before the final corner.
9.Venturi Channel

[majicmeow]

Bar, please also note that the engine cover has changed since launch and winter testing. They are now using the "older" style flat edged cover as opposed to the new(er) curved cover.

Thanks for the hard work!!

-Aaron

[bidong]

Where did the Etihad sponsorship go?

[roost89]

Where did the Etihad sponsorship go?

Behind the front wheel, near the sidepods. Well it has remained there but it's gone from the front wing...strange

[sticky667]

Bar, please also note that the engine cover has changed since launch and winter testing. They are now using the "older" style flat edged cover as opposed to the new(er) curved cover.

Thanks for the hard work!!

-Aaron

also the engine cover is slightly higher going rearwards from launch/winter to aus

[donskar]

Great work, bar555. Thank you! =D>

[bar555]

Bar, please also note that the engine cover has changed since launch and winter testing. They are now using the "older" style flat edged cover as opposed to the new(er) curved cover.

Thanks for the hard work!!

-Aaron

also the engine cover is slightly higher going rearwards from launch/winter to aus

Thanks both of you for the notice , i will include them in my future images



REAR WING


1.Much larger endplates
2. Semi circular gills to reduce turbulence
3.There is another single gill at the lower part of the endplates
4. The front upper part of the endplates is bending inwards and the outer part outwards . So a kind of S shaped endplate is formed
5. There are two pillars connecting the wing to the chassis
6. There is a slot in the middle of the main plane
7.The second plane had an upside down trapezoid front edge shape . It is fractioning in conjunction with the slot to increase down force .


NOSE CONE END HOLE


The hole at the tip of the nose helps cooling nose cone electronics and cockpit ventilation


NOSE CONE WINGLETS - CAMERA


The winglets on both sides of the nose cone direct the airflow impacting against them to the sidepods . Τhey may have a camera fitted inside them .






The winglets are attached to the nose cone via this holes

[Astro1]

The shape of those winglets looks entirely neutral o me. IMO they're there for nothing more than to function as camera mounts.

[bar555]

Neutral attack angle does not mean zero aero effect . Take notice that there is one winglet attached on either side of the nose cone . Take also notice that the winglets do not necessary contain a camera ( Raikkonen's right winglet did , but Massa's did not ) . Finally were the winglets are placed is also very important . For Ferrari they are very low and front to be the first elements to cope with the clean airflow .

[Astro1]

I didn't mean neutral in that they have no effect on the air they come in contact with. As far as I know, they are mandated by the FIA for camera placement. The FIA chooses which cars and which cameras will be present where at what race. It is my belief, that had the FIA said, that cameras were no longer needed, those pods would not be there.

Thus, they are there but they are not functioning as devices and are rather done to do the least they can to disturb the air they come in contact with.

I could be wrong though.

[czt]

Camera housings can be left on the car even when a camera is not fitted. They don't have a big aero effect, but their placement can be used for marginal performance benefits.

[bar555]

BARGEBOARDS - AYSTRALIA


1. The floor under the nose has a very sophisticated 3-D shape . A channel is sculpted in front of the bargeboards to guide air flow inside the area between the bargeboards and the body of the car .
2. With the help of the bargeboards the air flow is then guided around the very sculpted sidepod bottoms to reduce drag .
3..The front upper part of the bargeboards is cut off to let more air enter between the body of the car and the bargeboards
4. Mirror mounting attach to the lower section of bodywork, creating a vertical turning vane
5. The vertical fence upward of the car's floor prevents interaction of airflow above and under the floor and improved the floor's efficiency


FLOOR UNDER THE NOSE - AUSTRALIA




DRIVER SEAT - AUSTRALIA



MIRRORS


In a bid to dramatically reduce downforce levels, the 2009 technical regulations have effectively outlawed the various fins and winglets that had become a familiar feature on the sidepods of Formula One cars in recent years. But they haven't stopped Ferrari creating these innovative rear-view mirror mountings. The F60's mirrors are in a similar position to those on its predecessor, despite the new car having shorter sidepods than the F2008. Their mountings attach to the lower section of bodywork, creating a vertical turning vane similar in concept to that introduced by BMW Sauber on their F1.08 last year, a concept which was subsequently copied by most teams, including Ferrari. ( from http://www.f1.com )

[bar555]

SIDEPOD PANELS - AUSTRALIA


The only visual change for the vertical turning vane is the red colour , which is now extended lower . The panel starts with a vertical profile and towards its bottom rotates to a horizontal profile to divert airflow around the very sculpted sidepod




1.Connection elements
2.Slit
3.Vertical profile
4.Horizontal profile
5.Floor extension


EXHAUSTS - AUSTRALIA


Ferrari have had to modify the exhaust exits on the side pods of the F60, as seen at its launch at Mugello earlier this month (left diagram). In testing the length of the tailpipes has already been reduced (right diagram). Under the original text of the 2009 technical regulations the Ferrari solution was legal. That changed following a later meeting of the Technical Working Group and FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting, in which it was it was decided that exhaust tailpipes are considered part of the bodywork. With most aerodynamic appendages outlawed for 2009, the fear was that without the change teams may come up with tailpipe shapes designed specifically to have aerodynamic benefits. This has been seen (legally) on cars in the past - for example, the Ferrari F2003 GA had tall, thin tailpipes which acted as fins to better direct airflow towards the back of the car. (from www.f1.com )






The bodywork was extended to cover the exhaust pipes . Moreover the length of the pipes was reduced to be fitted under the bodywork . Acer mark can easily reveal what changes occurred .


STEERING WHEEL

Launch


Australia

[adam2007]

where do you get all these pictures from can i ask?

[jddh1]

where do you get all these pictures from can i ask?

a secret source named Nigel Stempney.