Ferrari SF21

[tpe]

I see a lot of "holes"/intakes in the nose.
I cannot understand where they guide the air.
Also the outlets at the side of the cockpit, they seem to be almost parallel to the intakes in the bargeboard area.
I think it's an interesting car and maybe we should pay some attention to its details.

[PlatinumZealot]

https://twitter.com/andihaupt1/status/1 ... 1047308293

Not quite. That thin peice is the little hidden wing that Mercedes and RedBull have been using for about two years now. You can see that the wishbones are in thw conventional locations.

[F1doc]

Spending the tokens on a gearbox change has allowed Ferrari to make a further significant change. The differential has been raised so as to create deeper side channels in that aerodynamically-sensitive area. The new casing incorporates that change too.

Raising the diff will raise the CoG.

This looks like all the hallmarks of bodging all the trendy ideas into one. It won't be long to find out how it might perform on the track. I'm keeping my expectations low.

[FrukostScones]

Ferrari is one of the most modified cars i can see (Alpine also is quite different from the old Renault).
They managed change the nose and cape around the structure of the old nose.
Sidepods went even more in Red Bulls direction, inlets very similar, drop more noticeable.

Looks more "trendy" closer to what the big boys are doing, let's see how fast it is.

so it looks like 2020 was really the "write-off" (punishment?)..

2021 is the real 2020 and beyond.

[PlatinumZealot]

I dont know about you guys, but I'm liking how the car looks. If all works out it will be fighting for podiums, which is no mean feat this year with two solid RedBulls.

[wowgr8]

so it looks like 2020 was really the "write-off" (punishment?)..

2021 is the real 2020 and beyond.

They'd "written off" 2020 because at the time focus was on the 2021 car and rules, and you know the rest

[Predator]

Spent a bit of time capturing and enhancing stills from the launch video. As always, the teams darken areas PP to hide sensitive areas. Didn't have time to highlight all the differences but I'm sure you can all see for yourselves.

[PlatinumZealot]

It has the nostrils of a bat.
Can it win the dark?

[TimmTurbo]

Looks a tiny bit leaner compared to 2020..... but I guess they will continue sandbagging throughout the season again

[FDD]

I dont know about you guys, but I'm liking how the car looks. If all works out it will be fighting for podiums, which is no mean feat this year with two solid RedBulls.

Yes, absolutely, I like the look of the car also and I hope that tests in Bahrain will show its level of performance especialy in relation to MERC & RB.

[JordanMugen]

Sorry for the dumb question...but isn't the halo supposed to be made of titanium? is that just a carbon wrap?

In F1, an aerodynamic fairing is allowed.

This is the titanium halo:

[Zynerji]

Can we call this nose the "Viper" nose?

Pretty please?

[Sevach]

I dont know about you guys, but I'm liking how the car looks. If all works out it will be fighting for podiums, which is no mean feat this year with two solid RedBulls.

In a year where most teams are presenting cars that look very close to last season models, Ferrari succeeded in making this look a lot more advanced than what they had before.

Still, the proof needs to be on the racetrack.

[raymondu999]

It seems like Ferrari have gone for a more hybrid route, no? Not quite the RB teardrop shape, not quite the ramped sidepod, but kind of an in-between?

[Ringleheim]

At the rear, try to follow the lower A-arms inboard to where they terminate on the gearbox itself.

You can't! The pickup point is buried way in there and you can't really see it!

The new gearbox and suspension work seems to have paid off, as that is one mega tight rear end!

Now, does it actually work? We'll find out I guess.