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Looking at the As pictures, the F60b seen there is not the complete update.
The front wing, front wheel fairings, sidepod entries, bargeboards top rear wing and endplates have all been raced before.
What I can see new are revised sidepod exits, using a forward placed slot around the coke bottle area (now slightly less bulged), although the exhaust outlets look similar.
The big change is around the rear impact structure, which is much higher underneath and the beam wing now splits over the structure as per McLarens. The diffuser looks similar although the saw tooth gurney below crash structure is new. Although the diffuser is a single volume 175mm like the F60, this F60B appears to sport a new boat tail (formed by the step under the car) which is longer and more clear air can be seen through the starter hole. Thus I think the diffuser will grow an upper deck before it races, much like McLaren and Renault have done by creating an interim diffuser then adding the upper deck and keeping most of the rest of the diffuser the same. Expect to see something different in Spain.
looks like the only differences are the presence of the 'slots' and a different shape/number of the vertical flux separators.
it's not a real double decker (yet). They do have space under the crash test, so that might be coming later.
other diff is in the exausts profile
Metar wrote:So Kimi became Ferrari's Alonso, first to get the upgrades?
no, its still equality in my mind. and right now Massa theoretically has a better advantage due to his weight, therefore the first light chasis goes to Kimi to try and put both of them higher up instead of having 1 car in the back and 1 in the middle. Its not favoring, but just work wise they could only get 1 light car out now, so why not help the guy that KERS is not helping. especially since the F60 apparently functions better with KERS.