Ferrari SF21

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ing. wrote:
30 Apr 2021, 22:32
Right. Flip a coin if you have to so no preferential treatment.
If they have only one and break it during Q1-Q3 ? The car is under parc ferme so they can't replace the floor with a different one (the old)

dtro
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gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 15:18
From Barcelona: asymmetric front brake drums.

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... tail-1.jpg
Makes sense, looks like they're trying to accommodate for the extra wear on the front left?

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High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

Image

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

Image

Rear hot air exits big again.

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dtro wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:19
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 15:18
From Barcelona: asymmetric front brake drums.

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... tail-1.jpg
Makes sense, looks like they're trying to accommodate for the extra wear on the front left?
Larger drum on the right, so perhaps they need to keep tire temperature for turns 2 5 7 10, and 14, which are very critical corners. There's more to gain there than the nearly flat right handers. Of the right turns, turn 4, 12, and the final corner are the most important ones for lap time. But because they're long sweeping turns the left tires have no problem being in the correct window.

A big problem in Portimao was front right graining because the front right did not see much load. The load is a bit more even in Barcelona, but those left handers being so critical for lap time, needs the tires working on the right side of the car as well.
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gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
Looks like a similar diffuser solution to what Mclaren have done with the strakes just on the edge of the central part.

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gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
Article says high downforce but I don't see any difference between this and the RW they used at Bahrain, Imola (race) or Algarve. All that's new is the T-Wing

Nugnes said the diffuser would get updated here but as per usual it seems like he's wrong

Hot air exits were also wide open in Portugal. Seems like seeing them closed up will be the exception and not the norm

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Sansovino wrote:
06 May 2021, 18:49
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
Looks like a similar diffuser solution to what Mclaren have done with the strakes just on the edge of the central part.
There are no strakes just on the edge of the central part, the light of the sun hitting that point is misleading.
The strakes are as usual in a bit more external position.

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gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
That is a veeery unusual diffuser!
You see what I see?
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Great overview on the SF21 on F1TV Tech Talk if you all are interested.

Explained in full the changes to the rear suspension/gearbox. Interviewed David Sanchez about the evolution of this year's car from the SF1000.

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
08 May 2021, 01:55
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
That is a veeery unusual diffuser!
You see what I see?
Now you gotta tell me what you see :wtf:
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PlatinumZealot wrote:
08 May 2021, 01:55
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
That is a veeery unusual diffuser!
You see what I see?
Are you talking about the central section? You might be seeing the Trolley in the middle there; From previous imagines, I cannot see any major differences from this image...

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PlatinumZealot wrote:
08 May 2021, 01:55
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
That is a veeery unusual diffuser!
You see what I see?
This is the diffuser at the tests or the first race (the one with the red lines):
Image

This is last thursday one:
Image

I can't see any difference. #-o

DIF
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gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30

Rear hot air exits big again.
They did slim down the rear hot outlet

Image

In recent years Ferrari used to run conservative aero on fridays and switch over to "race spec" from FP3

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gordonthegun wrote:
07 May 2021, 22:45
Sansovino wrote:
06 May 2021, 18:49
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30
High downforce rear wing and T-wing is back:

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... etail-.jpg

Here the diffuser. Ferrari said it would have been new in some form. Can anyone point out any difference?

https://cdn-2.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tail-1.jpg

Rear hot air exits big again.
Looks like a similar diffuser solution to what Mclaren have done with the strakes just on the edge of the central part.
There are no strakes just on the edge of the central part, the light of the sun hitting that point is misleading.
The strakes are as usual in a bit more external position.
Yup upon looking at the picture again but on my PC this time it is indeed the sunlight.

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DIF wrote:
08 May 2021, 23:00
gordonthegun wrote:
06 May 2021, 16:30

Rear hot air exits big again.
They did slim down the rear hot outlet

https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/upl ... 9-19-7.jpg

In recent years Ferrari used to run conservative aero on fridays and switch over to "race spec" from FP3
For quali and race they opened them up again.