Ferrari F14T

[Sevach]

The F14-T looks very stable indeed =D>

Quite impressive how stable the car is.

If you observe some other cars as of right now they are quite tame with their FW angles (the Sauber kinda looks incomplete at first glance), but Ferrari has their FW on a quite steep angle and still looks planted.

[Racer X]

The Ferrari is more stable and the Sauber too wich tells me that Ferrari has a stable engine. From what i saw today.

Leta hope it carries trough and lets see what alonso can do now... most happy to see a good Ferrari Engine. The nose on the Ferrari and Mercedes seem to be the best solutions today.

[Crabbia]

Just because the lap time is low doesnt mean that he wasnt pushing certain corners.


Anyway, I think the big performance differetiator this year is going to be how stable the cars are on the brakes with brake by wire trying to cope with ERS harvesting. And if someone has got something clever, and a silver bullet, my guess is it will be there, in the brake by wire system.

from what i saw on the two videos, it seems ok on the brakes, no twitching or lock ups yet but that being said he wasn't really pushing his breaking points in either of those videos.

Also,really awesome off throttle symphony going on there.

[Mr.G]

I've watched all three videos and the car looks quite good. If we take in consideration that there ware only a few laps done, almost any rubber on the track. I don't want to be too optimistic, but good job Ferrari for the day one =D>

[MadMatt]

Then i ask...it could be a problem to have that separation for aerodinamics?

I think that separation we talk about is purposely incorporated in nose cone design.
As I see it, goal is to maximize flow under the nose, between turning vanes.

And I think that is achievable, and flow separation point is right where it should be:
http://www.zaslike.com/files/xcyg5207cfc38zoe146.jpg
Excuse me, my Photoshop skills are non existent.

Lime green - air flow that pass between FW pylons.
Blue - air flow that is redirected under the nose

Basically, we are again talking about Coanda effect.
But this time in horizontal plane.

It is not Coanda effect (I like how the medias have grown this word). Your blue lines will separate from the nose and create vortices that will be guided further down the car to enhance suction.

[Forza]

Jerez T01 - Day 2

[AnthonyG]

That nose must be a nightmare to replace during a race.

[Mr.G]

That nose must be a nightmare to replace during a race.

Why do you think so? I don't see reason why.

[AnthonyG]

That nose must be a nightmare to replace during a race.

Why do you think so? I don't see reason why.

Very narrow(in height) and low to the ground, also reaching for the ears doesn't seem easy 'cause you'll have to bend over quite far.
I don't think you'll have a good grip on a nose nike this.

(But then again nose jobs are not a priority in designing or the real bottleneck is the attachment system)

[Consider&Go]

I'm a little nervous by how simple the car is in it's current iteration. I know it will change etc by Bahrain (Hopefully), but at the moment, it looks rather....pathetic!

[Forza]

Jerez T01 - Day 2

[Dream Theater]

Jerez - Test 01 - Day 02

(Right click -> open in a new tab, to see them in high quality)

[n_anirudh]

http://www.formula1.com/wi/enlarge/sutt ... 8ja508.jpg

Why are there no marking on Pirelli tires?

These are Pirelli's Winter tires especially for Jerez, since the surface and temperature would make other tires grain a lot.

Thanks, but how is that related to marking of the tires as soft or hard ...organe or red? Todays wet tires are marked blue..

[Mr.G]

Those wet will be used during the season. Unmarked are only for Jerez winter testing...

[Bomber_Pilot]

I'm a little nervous by how simple the car is in it's current iteration. I know it will change etc by Bahrain (Hopefully), but at the moment, it looks rather....pathetic!

What's simple about it? (apart from the front wing)