Ferrari SF23

[F1NAC]

Sidepods tightened front and back, smaller cooling exits, smaller louvers, loads of little details all over the car. Such details always mean confidence in basic design and performance. Front wing change is quite big, I didn't expect this. Will do a bigger comparison in the evening, quite a lot has changed vs final F1-75 spec.

Did they change the front suspension?

Geometry maybe slightly different, also steering arms seems to b incorporated with wishbone instead separated like last year

[MtthsMlw]

Here it looks more like a vane

[F1ern]

[quote=F1NAC post_id=1111137 time=1676375025 user_id=17682]
[quote=Xyz22 post_id=1111135 time=1676374964 user_id=44359]
[quote="Vanja #66" post_id=1111118 time=1676374017 user_id=14076]
Sidepods tightened front and back, smaller cooling exits, smaller louvers, loads of little details all over the car. Such details always mean confidence in basic design and performance. Front wing change is quite big, I didn't expect this. Will do a bigger comparison in the evening, quite a lot has changed vs final F1-75 spec.
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Did they change the front suspension?
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Geometry maybe slightly different, also steering arms seems to b incorporated with wishbone instead separated like last year
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I dont think its integrated, maybe its under the lower wishbones?

[Schippke]

[quote="johnny comelately" post_id=1111133 time=1676374787 user_id=31382]
To me when there was a little bit of speed it looked strong from low revs, stable, compliant and balanced. There seemed to be some misleading audio manipulation.
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Wouldn't read too much into that demo run... almost certainly this was on demonstration tyres so not exactly accurate with regards to, well anything.

Also, that was the 1st lap of the car ever... I'd be waiting until Bahrain Day 1 to start making points about compliance, balance and stability.

[Xyz22]

Sidepods tightened front and back, smaller cooling exits, smaller louvers, loads of little details all over the car. Such details always mean confidence in basic design and performance. Front wing change is quite big, I didn't expect this. Will do a bigger comparison in the evening, quite a lot has changed vs final F1-75 spec.

Did they change the front suspension?

Geometry maybe slightly different, also steering arms seems to b incorporated with wishbone instead separated like last year

Thanks

[Schippke]

Apologies for the double posting, but is there a chance Ferrari isn't exactly on the minimum weight this year, given there's less paint/more carbon showing on the car?

Might be there to save a few grams, but not a fan of it aesthetically speaking...

[SiLo]

Here it looks more like a vane
https://i.imgur.com/oHzDx5b.jpg

Are they allowed a vane in that area? I thought that would be banned under the current regs.

[organic]

Here it looks more like a vane
https://i.imgur.com/oHzDx5b.jpg

How could it be working as a vane here?

[Goblin42]

Wait what

[Vanja #66]

Here it looks more like a vane
https://i.imgur.com/oHzDx5b.jpg

Actually it looks more like it goes all the way into the sidepod. My guess is opening for electronics and/or battery cooling... The upper opening behind the cockpit is just a cooling outlet, used by some teams last year as well.

[organic]

Here it looks more like a vane
https://i.imgur.com/oHzDx5b.jpg

Actually it looks more like it goes all the way into the sidepod. My guess is opening for electronics and/or battery cooling... The upper opening behind the cockpit is just a cooling outlet, used by some teams last year as well.

How boring

[Schippke]

[quote=.poz post_id=1111099 time=1676373157 user_id=13929]
Leo Turrini on his blog wrote: "pay attention to the rear of the car"
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Could that be referencing the vertical vents shown on the rear of the side-pod that we are all speculating are being ducted from intakes beneath the typical openings?

I'd like to dub it the Chassis Duct™

[GrrG]

[Vanja #66]

How boring

The two could be connected as simple bypass without cooling purposes, but if that's allowed I would have made it at least twice as wide

[wowgr8]

Why would it be illegal if it fits inside that regulatory box where louvres and such are allowed