Ferrari F2012

[Kiril Varbanov]

By the pictures, Alonso was running different RW on second practice.

This one, I suppose, very close shot with the tape that covers the "something" ...

[Hail22]

By the pictures, Alonso was running different RW on second practice.

This one, I suppose, very close shot with the tape that covers the "something" ...

Could be covering the hole to the DRD unit...its a long shot.

[alogoc]

By the pictures, Alonso was running different RW on second practice.

This one, I suppose, very close shot with the tape that covers the "something" ...

Could be covering the hole to the DRD unit...its a long shot.

Scarbs says is nothing it just for main plate adjustment because Korea can give a good lap time whit low and high downforce setup!

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1
@f1talks @tgruener that's the wing adjuster slots, korea can provide similar laptime with high or low DF so a lot of adjustment in the wing

[shelly]

on twitter @joseluis FA reports thet Massimo Rivola has confirmed tha ferrari is testing a super-drs /double drs.

There are two groups of slots: the slots near the mainplane are for vertical adjustment of the wing, as scarbs says, but there are other details to look at, like the taped slot near the flap in the above picture. We will see if later on a flap with vertical endplates will be mounted

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

Chat with Rivola

-updates working so far ok.
-studying super drs, but it's hard to implement, he doesn't think we will see it soon. (I think he said they are working on it, but I'm not 100% sure).
-race pace good in both tyres.
-Felipe and Fernando share all the data and they work well together.
-Prediction for the race?, podium.
-They don't have rules for social media, they have chats with both drivers about the things they can publish (confidential info) but both drivers are mature enough to know what to do.
-Happy with Felipe's performance lately. He had bad luck in many races.

[markp]

Could old wing mirror mounting be fot visability reasons. No point in having a small gain if what happened at the start in Japan with Alonso can be avoided with old mirror mounts?

[aleks_ader]

The footplate curved leading edge has benne there from this summer

Thx! Ups I miss that! I gona check this out!

[amouzouris]

apart from the new fin on the front brake ducts and maybe the 'new' rear wing...what are the other 2-3 updates brought in Korea??

[Kiril Varbanov]

apart from the new fin on the front brake ducts and maybe the 'new' rear wing...what are the other 2-3 updates brought in Korea??

I think I saw a picture of some Vortex Generators over the sidepods, and front wing pylons? Also, there was an image floating around with the underside of the front wing, which I think now features less strakes, but I can't be sure, as I can't find the old pictures. So, roughly, there are 4 updates ...

[amouzouris]

Do you mean the vortex generators below the wing mirrors?

[SEBA_406]

Screenshot from Saturday at Japan

Great picture, I´m always interested in the screens that we can see into garages and pitwall.

What does mean those numbers that appears in this picture?

Thanks!

[Lastonedown]

They use NEC screens instead of ones from Acer

Great pic nice to see some data!

[f300v10]

Nice flow fiz of the front brake duct.

[Redragon]

Marc Gene on Antena 3 spanish tv who owns F1 rights on Spain, said one of the updates for this race were the rear brake ducts. So that might be the other update to count. Checking for pictures.

[godlameroso]

This as well as the internal aerodynamics are basically the only areas of an F1 car that are basically deregulated. I think the wheel air tunnels as how air flows through and around the chassis is the most important area of development. Especially for top teams that have well sorted suspensions, and braking systems.