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Steven
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Ferrari hot air exhaust

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I'm not sure if any of you already noticed, but look at this:

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That's an extra hot air exhaust, which partly explains why the Ferrari chimney are so small compared to those at RedBull, while they're both cooling down the same engine.
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Jason
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The chimney is closed so no hot aire can be released from the sidepod, which can cause overheating. So Ferrari used that hole to released hot air through it, giving cleaner airflow and cooling.
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Jason wrote:The chimney is closed so no hot aire can be released from the sidepod, which can cause overheating. So Ferrari used that hole to released hot air through it, giving cleaner airflow and cooling.
Well I know last year they also ran this arrangement of having the chimney's closed, but this was at tracks with lower air temperatures, the only purpose they served then was as splitters, acting in conjunction with the winglets to control airflow over the rear of the car. At GPs with higher temperatures they opened the chimney to aid engine cooling. I can only imagine they are doing a similar thing this year.
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