Ferrari F10

[manchild]

[FLC]

"The F-system was not active," he said. "We tested some parts of the engine cover and the rear wing to validate them and to check they worked fine, but the aerodynamicists will now gather data. But the system was not complete.

"I had nothing inside the cockpit because the system is not complete. We tested the engine cover to compare it with the standard one. I didn't notice anything. I guess there will some new numbers from an aero point of view."

[bjpower]

just watching the quali.
In car footage of alonso every so often he reaches down with his left hand and shifts something

any ideas?

[Scotracer]

just watching the quali.
In car footage of alonso every so often he reaches down with his left hand and shifts something

any ideas?

Brake Bias adjustment.

[ing]

I would suggest that they tested a version without driver intervention to assess the effects of stalling the wing at high speeds. Obviously, the downforce will have been compromised throughout the rest of the lap, hence the comment that the system was incomplete. They could tape up the inlet to do and A - B comparison.

Interesting in the last picture that, apart from the slot, they also added an upside-down Gurney flap further downstream - possibly to simulate a later flow separation point.

I had noted in another forum that the McLaren slot, when active, would behave like an upside-down Gurney flap. This seems to confirm that!

[Afterburner]

I'm not surprised by the new engine cover opening, i'm more surprised why they removed gills near exausts, wouldn't it give them some downforce plus the cooling effect?

[Holm86]

just watching the quali.
In car footage of alonso every so often he reaches down with his left hand and shifts something

any ideas?

Could be the adjustable front wing?

[DM0407]

I'm not surprised by the new engine cover opening, i'm more surprised why they removed gills near exausts, wouldn't it give them some downforce plus the cooling effect?

Downforce=Drag.

I'm guessing with the long straight, the cooling is sufficient and the drag offsets the benefits. Remember its pretty cold in Shanghai ATM.

[DM0407]

just watching the quali.
In car footage of alonso every so often he reaches down with his left hand and shifts something

any ideas?

Correct me if I am wrong, but the brake bias is adjusted manually with a lever. I believe this is what he is adjusting (mostly after the long straights with hard braking). I think the wing adjustment is a switch with presets on the steering wheel.

[Afterburner]

just watching the quali.
In car footage of alonso every so often he reaches down with his left hand and shifts something

any ideas?

Could be the adjustable front wing?

It's adjustable brake differential almost for sure, they adjust front wing on the steering wheel.

[FLC]

I'm not surprised by the new engine cover opening, i'm more surprised why they removed gills near exausts, wouldn't it give them some downforce plus the cooling effect?

That opening is not new.

[Afterburner]

I'm not surprised by the new engine cover opening, i'm more surprised why they removed gills near exausts, wouldn't it give them some downforce plus the cooling effect?

That opening is not new.

It's wider than Bahrain one:

[FLC]

Yes, they've modified the engine cover after Bahrain. But that was about a month ago, a little more, hence not new.

[Afterburner]

Yes, they've modified the engine cover after Bahrain. But that was about a month ago, a little more, hence not new.

For me when talking about F1, 1mm more or less it's not the same because it's caused by development so for me it's a new engine cover, for you it's not new because they "just" lenghtened the hole but i respect that.

[Krispy]

Let's not forget about yaw as another difference between straights and corners.

Also Scarbs has posted about this Ferrari F*** duct thing.
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/04/1 ... rear-wing/

Right, so when the car takes a certian yaw angle it blocks the flow to one side of the shark fin ducts.

I wonder if this would actually work,it seems like you would have to have a very severe yaw angle to block off the duct completely.

Anyone have any other thoughts?