Scuderia Ferrari SF16-H Development thread.

**Galvonero** · 16th February 2016, 20:57

Well, after reading all the previous post regarding Haas better aero & stuff, I still am a bit optymistic. Why? Because as others said, this info may be mainly for marketing reasons to catch some sponsors. But I also expect a strong chassis from Haas (Dallara has strong history on motorsport when it comes to monocoque design...), so i see Haas being competitive a strong point for us. why? Because they can also put some stress on the mercs...

I would LOVE to see a Grid with Ferrari 1-2, Haas 3-4, and all the others Behind Ferrari PU's...

**Fireblade** · 16th February 2016, 21:22

Less than a week to go before the first pre-season test! We'll finally move beyond speculation and get some sense of where we stand.

**mark p** · 16th February 2016, 22:41

Originally Posted by Galvonero

Well, after reading all the previous post regarding Haas better aero & stuff, I still am a bit optymistic. Why? Because as others said, this info may be mainly for marketing reasons to catch some sponsors. But I also expect a strong chassis from Haas (Dallara has strong history on motorsport when it comes to monocoque design...), so i see Haas being competitive a strong point for us. why? Because they can also put some stress on the mercs...

I would LOVE to see a Grid with Ferrari 1-2, Haas 3-4, and all the others Behind Ferrari PU's...

Off a pure gut feeling I think Haas will be right at the back and I would be very impressed if they can compete with never mind beat Sauber.

I think a good year for Ferrari will be winning 6 or 7 races but challenging Merc more than last year at nearly every race. A title will be most welcome but if not a few more wins and more competitive would be nice progress considering where they were in 2014, such a result is not bad in my opinion and is more likely than being the team to beat this year.

**Nand0Nand0** · 17th February 2016, 05:55

Originally Posted by bondilad

Have they named our car yet ?
F2016 or SF16-T ??
I like F2016

Originally Posted by ferrari4life

I like F-1&2

It will be F-WCC & F-WDC

**Crabbia** · 17th February 2016, 10:21

looks like the filming day will be at catalunya on Sunday, the day before testing starts. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fe...f1-car-673497/

I like it, less faffing with transport and logistics and more testing. Very Efficient.

**Jax** · 17th February 2016, 15:08

It's almost certain the car will have lot's of white

check the latest video posted by Ferrari's social media about Seb's seat fitting and you 'll see what i mean ...

**FerrariF60** · 17th February 2016, 15:25

Originally Posted by Jax

It's almost certain the car will have lot's of white

check the latest video posted by Ferrari's social media about Seb's seat fitting and you 'll see what i mean ...

oh well, it's nothing US fans can say or do.....we're gonna have to get used to it, that's what's gonna come to in the end.

let's hope at least it's gonna be FAST and reliable....everything else like the color/livery will be minor details at that point

**NenoX** · 17th February 2016, 15:54

Ferrari released Seb's seat fitting video.
Did any of the keen eyed folks here make out anything about the car from the video?

**Crabbia** · 17th February 2016, 16:17

if you look at 0:16 in the video the whole cockpit surround is white. now if that just because the havent applied the paint yet but. looks like its going to be very white.

Also, green on the overalls. first time I've seen that.

**zike** · 17th February 2016, 17:35

Green, withe, red.......Italian flag

**SilverSpeed** · 17th February 2016, 17:53

Who cares... as long as it wins us the WDC!!111!1!!!!!!

**ferrari4life** · 17th February 2016, 18:21

Originally Posted by FerrariF60

oh well, it's nothing US fans can say or do.....we're gonna have to get used to it, that's what's gonna come to in the end.

let's hope at least it's gonna be FAST and reliable....everything else like the color/livery will be minor details at that point

who cares what they paint it. its gonna be so fast that all of us will be seeing white as it flies by :

**badr** · 17th February 2016, 19:15

Originally Posted by ibanezz

I hope Mercedes choose wrong turn in their development road. The true is the more we push, the more possible is to make the mistake by them. Either in the race or in the factory.

That is correct. We saw in a couple of races that Mercedes was chaotic.
I hope Ferrari will be quick and reliable from race 1 in Melbourne.
I also hope that Ferrari can keep up a great pace of development during the year.
The waiting is almost over.
Let`s hope that the livery is all red, and no white please.

**PURE PASSION** · 17th February 2016, 19:35

Originally Posted by badr

That is correct. We saw in a couple of races that Mercedes was chaotic.
I hope Ferrari will be quick and reliable from race 1 in Melbourne.
I also hope that Ferrari can keep up a great pace of development during the year.
The waiting is almost over.
Let`s hope that the livery is all red, and no white please.

Brace youtself because it WILL be white on the new car and propably a lot of it aroud the driver and engine cover !!!!

**mark p** · 17th February 2016, 21:22

Originally Posted by PURE PASSION

Brace youtself because it WILL be white on the new car and propably a lot of it aroud the driver and engine cover !!!!

If it wins then great and with lots of white on it it better win. If it was a 1990 retro livery with gold wheels from 95 and the 2007 post Monaco red I would forgive a slight performance improvement from last year but white bits....it better win.

**Nand0Nand0** · 17th February 2016, 22:45

Originally Posted by badr

...I hope Ferrari will be quick and reliable from race 1 in Melbourne. ...

That would be ideal, but I would settle for being clearly quickest, even with some reliability issues.

Originally Posted by badr

...I also hope that Ferrari can keep up a great pace of development during the year...

Last year, under the duress of great change and stuck with the limitations of previous design decision we achieved the greatest leap forward. Brace yourself for an even better achievement this year

**darkchild** · 17th February 2016, 23:27

RBR just passed crash test today. Horner said they waited last minute to develop as much as possible and that is how they roll

Certainly impressive, they do anyting to win.

**FerrariF60** · 17th February 2016, 23:56

Originally Posted by darkchild

RBR just passed crash test today. Horner said they waited last minute to develop as much as possible and that is how they roll

Certainly impressive, they do anyting to win.

they'll be rolling right at the back of the grid with the likes of Mclosers, FI, torro rosso, renault, marrusia....etc....oh wait a minute, torro Rosso will be wiping the floor with RBR cause they'll have the 2015 spec ferrari engine which is 100000000 better then the crappy renault engine they'll get...

**Ed Harley** · 18th February 2016, 11:18

I don't see any reasons which would prevent Renault from producing a good engine for 2016 season. Actually, if they come up with a good engine it would be good for the competition.

**FerrariF60** · 18th February 2016, 11:59

Originally Posted by Ed Harley

I don't see any reasons which would prevent Renault from producing a good engine for 2016 season. Actually, if they come up with a good engine it would be good for the competition.

yeah, the BIG golden word here is IF they come up with a good engine....but my opinion in this is pretty unlikely....they may come up with something as good as 2015 Ferrari engine, but even that's pushing it with the MESS they have to deal with now after buying lotus back

**SashAlex** · 19th February 2016, 08:36

Today is the day!

Whatever you see, be calm anyways.

**medeni73** · 19th February 2016, 08:36

3 and 1/2 hours till event and site is already down!!!

**Ferrari Man** · 19th February 2016, 08:42

Originally Posted by medeni73

3 and 1/2 hours till event and site is already down!!!

Site is fine for me..
http://live.ferrari.com/en/

**S1000RR** · 19th February 2016, 09:47

Really anxious to see what she will look like! Lets hope she will be a beauty

**Hills** · 19th February 2016, 10:13

I took the day off work to watch the launch - Ferrari born and bread since 1969 :)

http://live.ferrari.com/en/

May this be a great year!!

**mizf1** · 19th February 2016, 10:21

Originally Posted by Hills

I took the day off work to watch the launch - Ferrari born and bread since 1969 :)

http://live.ferrari.com/en/

May this be a great year!!

Respect, I would have done the same if I was working today but luckily day off

**djmorin27** · 19th February 2016, 11:07

one hour togo my friends.just got that feeling inside me that i had in the early 2000s with the unvielings and micheal on hand now that seb is with u.its great that he cares so much like micheal did