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Team: James Allison (TD), Pat Fry (ED), Nikolas Tombazis (CD), Stefano Domenicali (MD), Simone Resta (DCD), Corrado Lanzone (Head of production), Luca Marmorini (HE), Rory Byrne (Tech Advisor)
Drivers: Fernando Alonso (14), Kimi Raikkonen (7)
What layout do they have then?charlex wrote:news from Jerez: FIA has deemed legal the Ferrari engine (without cover on the compressor). Rumors
was thinking the same thing. especially the off throttle chatter. for convenience:idiot wrote:The sound of F14T looks a lot alike with "Laferrari testmule car" sound???
avatar wrote:What layout do they have then?charlex wrote:news from Jerez: FIA has deemed legal the Ferrari engine (without cover on the compressor). Rumors
Does it mean the compressor is feeding a void rather than closed ducting to the intercooler?
If so, won't that mean when the engine can't take all the air of the compressor, the overspill will go elsewhere to cold blowing?
If so, why deem it legal - it's a reinvention of the fan car (by a different route and to far smaller effect)...
I though any venting had to exit via the main exhaust...?
Thanks for clarifying - All I had to go on was the "news from Jerez" from Charlex.Cuky wrote:avatar wrote:What layout do they have then?charlex wrote:news from Jerez: FIA has deemed legal the Ferrari engine (without cover on the compressor). Rumors
Does it mean the compressor is feeding a void rather than closed ducting to the intercooler?
If so, won't that mean when the engine can't take all the air of the compressor, the overspill will go elsewhere to cold blowing?
If so, why deem it legal - it's a reinvention of the fan car (by a different route and to far smaller effect)...
I though any venting had to exit via the main exhaust...?
You got it wrong. In rules FIA mandated that in case of compressor failure all parts must remain contained inside a car so that they don't injure spectators, mechanics, stewards...Renault and Mercedes made the shield part of their Power Unit and after 28th of February it will not be possible to change design of that shield because Power Units will be homologated. Ferrari haven't made that shield part of Power Unit, but it is a part of bodywork around compressor so that part will not be homologated and they could change it's shape, make it lighter etc...
SureCrabbia wrote:Cuky, do you have a source?
Not doubting, i just want to read further into it?
we can not know anything. Ferrari has decided to not expose the engine but certainly they have drawn in power-unit a security system that FIA has deemed satisfactory.avatar wrote:What layout do they have then?charlex wrote:news from Jerez: FIA has deemed legal the Ferrari engine (without cover on the compressor). Rumors
Does it mean the compressor is feeding a void rather than closed ducting to the intercooler?
If so, won't that mean when the engine can't take all the air of the compressor, the overspill will go elsewhere to cold blowing?
If so, why deem it legal - it's a reinvention of the fan car (by a different route and to far smaller effect)...
I though any venting had to exit via the main exhaust...?
Uh, the test mule was testing the very same engine, why would it sound different? Or am I not getting what you guys are talking about?Crabbia wrote:was thinking the same thing. especially the off throttle chatter. for convenience:idiot wrote:The sound of F14T looks a lot alike with "Laferrari testmule car" sound???
LaFerrari test mule:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXNLQQC_AGU
F14T:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOGQ7zZIrvQ