Ferrari F14T

[gray41]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yft5spg9gQQ#t=0

like this.

[charlex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yft5spg9gQQ#t=0

like this.

ahahha
but man...superb sound! super awesome acceleration fantastic video

[turbof1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yft5spg9gQQ#t=0

like this.

ahahha
but man...superb sound! super awesome acceleration fantastic video

It sounds like tuner car escaped from the fast and the furious. Love it!

[F1.Ru]

Ferrari F138 versus F14 T - Overhead Analysis


This overhead drawing shows how Ferrari's new 2014 car, the F14 T (top) differs from their 2013 car, the F138 (bottom). Firstly, the flat nose cone (1) on the F14 T is shorter than that on the F138. The regulation changes mean that the front wing on the 2014 car is 75mm narrower on each side and that brings the endplates (2) directly in front of the front tyre. As a result, the endplates are more complex and twisted to the outside in order to divert air around the tyre more efficiently. The onboard camera position (3) is now defined by the regulations, so the mounting is further back than it was in 2013. Even so, Ferrari have mounted the cameras so that they have a positive aerodynamic influence in this area. Further back along the car you can see the new bridge vertical turning vanes (4) which are an evolution of the ones introduced at the end of 2013. Ferrari put a lot of effort into making the sidepods (5) as small as possible and from above they appear narrower in places than those on the F138 (indicated by the yellow spot). There is also a cut out area in the 'cola bottle' section (6) which makes them narrower still. Hot air exits through two big oval openings at the rear of the sidepods (7). These openings are placed very low down so that hot air exits towards the diffuser. At the very rear of the car, vertical pillars (8) have been used to support the rear wing, whilst the new rear wing endplates (9) are divided into two sections and feature several gills.

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[ecapox]

What does "giving up at the rear" mean?

Snap oversteer/loss of rear grip/general lack of rear grip.

I was thinking something totally different. Makes sense! Thanks.

[F1.Ru]

Ferrari F138 versus F14 T - Side View Analysis


This drawing compares the side profiles of Ferrari's new 2014 car, the F14 T (top) with their 2013 car, the F138 (bottom). Like Force India and Sauber, Ferrari have adopted a 'double step' in the chassis in order to allow a large amount of air to flow under the car, whilst respecting the reduction in chassis height by 100mm to 525mm. As a result of this, there is a steep slope from the low flat nose (1) up to the top of the chassis (2). As the yellow line (3) highlights, the underside of the chassis follows the same shape as the top surface, enabling Ferrari to get plenty of air flowing under the chassis and towards the diffuser, despite the reduction in nose/chassis height. One surprising design aspect of the 2014 car is that the sidepods (4) are very similar in size to last year's - an impressive achievement given the extra cooling requirements of the new power units. The turbo intercooler and various other radiators and cooling systems are housed within the sidepods, so it's advantageous aerodynamically to have kept those small. Another change from last year is that the airbox intake (5) has a more triangular shape, whilst the engine cover (6) has a large fin section which features a small hot air exit for the clutch. Further back down the car, the rear wing is supported by two boomerang-shaped pillars (7), whilst the rear wing endplates (8) are a similar shape to those on last year's McLaren and feature several gills in the lower section. Finally, all the hot air from the sidepods exits through two big oval openings at the rear of the sidepods. These openings are placed very low down - lower even than on the new Red Bull RB10 - and will allow hot air to exit towards the diffuser.

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[Chuckjr]

“The reason for that is the nose rules allow quite a lot of geometrical freedom. So you go off exploring that freedom. The reason there isn’t a single solution is it’s not actually that sensitive an area so there’s lots and lots of different solutions that work." --James Allison, Ferrari.

So according to one of the most respected engineers in the F1 paddock, all this differentiation between noses is actually not that big of a deal...?

[turbof1]

“The reason for that is the nose rules allow quite a lot of geometrical freedom. So you go off exploring that freedom. The reason there isn’t a single solution is it’s not actually that sensitive an area so there’s lots and lots of different solutions that work." --James Allison, Ferrari.

So according to one of the most respected engineers in the F1 paddock, all this differentiation between noses is actually not that big of a deal...?

If it wasn't a big deal teams wouldn't put so much effort into Blanchimont noses or Sabretooth noses. Of course it's an important area.

[adrianjordan]

Ferrari F138 versus F14 T - Side View Analysis


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Looking at that side view, this year's car looks so much better to my eyes...shame it looks so weird at the front from most every other angle!!

[PhillipM]

'Important' and 'sensitive' are not the same thing.

[Frafer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yft5spg9gQQ#t=0

like this.

do they need some tuning regarding brake-by-wire?

[MarkedOne8]

The Raikkonen's spin, as can be seen on the video above, is not oversteer related. Oversteering can't be that severe. To me, it looks like classic brake bias settings mistake. Too much on the front. If it's not bias, it's differential settings or just engine settings. Not aerodynamics related.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yft5spg9gQQ#t=0

like this.

do they need some tuning regarding brake-by-wire?

Possible too.

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Different for 2014 on the minor detail side are the barge boards & leading edge of the floor where you can see a bit of metal as well as the upright turning vanes at the leading edge of the Sidepod. The bargeboards are much more like Lotus from last year just without the slits, they're just much different than Ferrari have used the last few years. Same goes for leading edge of the floor. I'm interested to see how this area of the car develops. I'm not really expecting to see performance parts until Bahrain, but it's an interesting launch car.

[stefan_]

Day 3

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