Scuderia Ferrari SF90

[wuzak]

I wonder if it would be of any benefit to extract air from the cockpit in that location, to try to control the turbulence in the cockpit and surrounds.

[wickedz50]

Wonder why they wrapped the test a bit early.
Hope there were no glitches in the car.

They simply finished what they wanted to do earlier.

Its quite tiring for any driver to grind the whole day out doing 150plus laps. Even though they are super fit it is still too much to expect. Ferrari have not split the session between 2 drivers like the other teams. In that case its possible for each driver to do 80plus laps each session. 30-40 laps gap to other teams each day of testing does in no way effect or change where they will ultimately stand in 2019 championship.
If there was any issue there are Sky-spies all around the paddock to report the same,

[Chuckjr]

The SF90 looks anchored to the tarmac. No wiggles or unexpected's anywhere on the LeClerc clip. Certainly Ferrari is not pushing as nobody is pushing yet, but to have it this steady right out of the box is a great sign. I've seen many years when a team is wiggling bad out of the box. This car has none of that. It makes it all the more encouraging to see their reliability so strong with a steady car. All good signs.

[F1NAC]

Smoke is still there

[OO7]

Ferrari have definitely found something that allows them to run an extremely low front ride height.

[TimmTurbo]

Ferrari have definitely found something that allows them to run an extremely low front ride height.

Of what rumors say it has something to do with their hydraulic controlled rear suspension. Huge AoA (Rake). The car is tilting massively when the areodynamic load is coming off during breaking in turn 1 in Barcelona.

[Mr.G]

Ferrari have definitely found something that allows them to run an extremely low front ride height.

Of what rumors say it has something to do with their hydraulic controlled rear suspension. Huge AoA (Rake). The car is tilting massively when the areodynamic load is coming off during breaking in turn 1 in Barcelona.

Any slow motion gif?

[Kalsi]

Any slow motion gif?

Couldn't find or make a slowmo out of this but... it's still pretty visible

[TimmTurbo]

Thanks Kalsi, seems to be at least 80 - 100 mm lift. Obviously there is some weight transfer hence movement in all of the cars but it is noticeably different on the SF90.

The AoA of the Front wing is therefore bigger in corners which is beneficial for down force and its lower to the ground which supposeldy adds DF as well. No Areo guy though

[Vanja #66]

It's not that much, around 40-50mm rear ride height increase at most. However, definitely more than usual.

[Sevach]

Any slow motion gif?

Couldn't find or make a slowmo out of this but... it's still pretty visible

https://media.giphy.com/media/1yTgcCeZM ... source.gif
https://media.giphy.com/media/fLv9nQbZA ... source.gif

Looks "programmed in" indeed, huge change in a short time and then it stops diving.

[AMG.Tzan]

It doesn't look much for Ferrari but Red Bull and Mercedes seem like they are not moving at all under braking!

[Seanspeed]

It doesn't look much for Ferrari but Red Bull and Mercedes seem like they are not moving at all under braking!

Here is the Red Bull, just for comparison. It is a very stark difference.

[AMG.Tzan]

It doesn't look much for Ferrari but Red Bull and Mercedes seem like they are not moving at all under braking!

Here is the Red Bull, just for comparison. It is a very stark difference.

http://i.picpar.com/2zhd.gif

That's what I was talking about! That exact moment I saw earlier today on F1 TV!
Ferrari must be running soft rear springs or have found a way to do that without losing any balance...although I think that the SF90 is just a great car and performs better under Barcelona's chilly conditions and has no special aero or mechanical trick!

[cplchanb]

Time for a technical clarification??