Ferrari F138

[Redragon]

I thought in rain is not allowed DRS, so why Massa has it openned? a bit useless, don,t you think?. Except if something is going on. No?

[miket]

I thought in rain is not allowed DRS, so why Massa has it openned? a bit useless, don,t you think?. Except if something is going on. No?

It is testing - not a race - so anything goes.
The cars does not even have to be legal - no weight checks or any of that stuff

[Spankyham]

I thought in rain is not allowed DRS, so why Massa has it openned? a bit useless, don,t you think?. Except if something is going on. No?

Possibly testing DRS or something DRS related

Also, the new car will have different reaction and reaction time to the engaging and disengaging of DRS - Felipe may be acquainting himself with that?

[Redragon]

I understand is testing, my point is, why to do it on rain conditions and extreme water tyres and don,t do it when is dry? If when is raining on race conditions is banned.
In my dreams i would love something is happening when drs is oppening, i guess is unlikely
the other reason, maybe, they are taking pictures of themselves as the spray water draws the air flow around the car, more precisely than flow viz painting.
Am i crazy? :$

[Kolin68]

https://plus.google.com/photos/10882779 ... 6637556850

[miguelalvesreis]

https://plus.google.com/photos/10882779 ... 6637556850

Ih @Kolin68 can you translate it? Can't really see those on photos

[ecapox]

I cannot read it either but the picture is a bogus pic if they are explaining the F138. If it is a future development, maybe. But the hiughlited parts are not and have not been on the F138.

[Kolin68]

I cannot read it either but the picture is a bogus pic if they are explaining the F138. If it is a future development, maybe. But the hiughlited parts are not and have not been on the F138.

This is not a Ferrari. This option of DDRS system.

[shelly]

Fro this pciture previously posted on the thread it seems that the f138 has a coulpe of vertical waals in the sidepod inlets, to separate the flows to radiators, kers etc. The spacing seem different compared to w04 for example.
The dark IB zone near the driver should be tha cahssis which is larger to house the tank in theat zone. Would be interesting to compare with other cars and to last year's f2012. Iirc those separators are not a novelty, but the raltive propotions are different

[zonk]

[Forza]

Ferrari did a Flow vis run on BCN-T02-Day 4 with nose that had little side strakes fitted to both sides of front nose cone.




Here is the original picture that Stefan posted


Few more close-ups from final day of BCN T02 test

[bhall]

Gamma adjustments are your friend.


(Right click to enlarge)

Interestingly, it appears the radiators are veiled.

[wesley123]

They seem to be covered just like McLaren did with their brake ducts to keep debris out

[zonk]

Anyone knows what this hole is for?

[wesley123]

Could be ajustments?