Ferrari F2012 (pre-launch speculation)

[raymondu999]

Yes; but in 2011 there hadn't been the rule that the cars had to pass the side impact test before testing.

[FW17]

pullrod is possible with a lower arm pick up point like this:



not sure if it will be messier aero wise though.

Pull in the front sounds like a stretch.

Pull rod can be a wire (as it is a tension member) that can be picked up lower like in lower wish bone connector of the twin keel

[MIKEY_!]

Yes; but in 2011 there hadn't been the rule that the cars had to pass the side impact test before testing.

True but I still think it's far to thin.

[raymondu999]

Yes; but in 2011 there hadn't been the rule that the cars had to pass the side impact test before testing.

True but I still think it's far to thin.

That's what I said earlier. I was just telling Owen that it not being there for the first test didn't mean it wasn't a crash structure.

[tok-tokkie]

This refers to posts 6 or 7 pages back.
Rory Byrne does not have a degree in Chemical Engineering. He has a pure Science degree in Chemistry from Wits University.
He has an honoury PhD in Engineering from Wits

[neilbah]

Can you have the girder like snow plough under the nose and mount some of the suspension to the edges of it, like an upside down T keel..?

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

http://www.boxgp.com/tecnica-f1/item/16 ... so-y-massa

[aral]

Interesting but not very relevant. The canards on the fighter are computer controlled to keep the aircraft flying. It would be unable to fly without them.
The blades on the Ferrari are to smooth airflow, and cannot be moved. The car can still 'fly' without these.

[ESPImperium]

Thank god i got a model of a Ferrari F92 recently as it means i can study it to a point to see of this works.

[timbo]

Thank god i got a model of a Ferrari F92 recently as it means i can study it to a point to see of this works.

Any pictures? I LUV how F92A looks. Too bad it turned out flop.

[Raptor22]

I really hope that the Ferrari does not look anything like those sketches.

Its ugly

[beelsebob]

I really hope that the Ferrari does not look anything like those sketches.

Its ugly

Domenicali is already on record as saying this year's ferrari *is* ugly.

[amouzouris]

so what if its ugly??...the fact that it will probably be ugly has no relevance really to F1!! besides i'm the kind of guy who things that the fact that everything is shaped for a purpose makes it a piece of beauty!!

[Holm86]

Totally agree amouzouris.
And things that stand out from the rest makes it interesting in my eyes.

[italian]

F150 vs F2012 http://i.imgur.com/6I1OX.png
Thanks to Truzonef1 - https://twitter.com/#!/Truzonef1/status ... 6106729473