As Binotto mentioned, the most important element this year is the floor. I think we're putting a lot of attention on the sidepods, but that doesn't seem to be all that important this year. Let's see what happens this weekend :)
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Some medecine :
“No, I would not sign for the second position” said Mattia Binotto, in a rather decisive tone, as he went into more detail: “Our ambition is to be able to compete, we want to be able to fight at every race and therefore at the start I don’t want to settle for a second place. However, I don’t presume to say that it wouldn’t be a satisfying result, but I do have the ambition to go into the race to win.” – the Ferrari boss concluded.
Nah. I saw your post and agreed with you. jgonzalesm6 wasn't sure and took it upon himself to dig into it and confirm they do have a split turbo. I don't think that could have gone any better. You posted info, someone was unsure if it was true, or disagreed with you. So that person found evidence and then posted his findings, which confirmed your information was true.
I knew this article, and others (I try to have sources and put them in perspective before speaking), and today as before I still do not know if we have a split turbo. we don't have the proof, I remain cautious, even if I think it's very possible (which I was explaining). I explained why I thought this and made reasonable assumptions to justify it, such as to justify the difficulty of being certain (which is also repeated, although summarized, in the last sentence).
After being silent, I just wanted to say that it was a little unpleasant anyway
In the end, I don't blame jgonzalesm6, it's not important and I like him.
I don't think Ferrari will dominate, at least not right away, but I've always known that if Ferrari were to be the winning team again, the tone of the forum would avoid me less. I would no longer feel useful
I can't find anything definitive around the split turbo. All I have are quotes from various outlets, some say we have split turbo, others say we stick with what we know as it provides greater gains than split turbo. Honestly it's all a bit irrelevant if we have the best engine.
You're a good poster mate, providing some good insight and we all want the same thing, hopefully we get it this year :thumb
Edit: Not the new diffuser.
No clearer picture of testing diffusor ? I mean it is too grainy to judge
I would swear that the above would be test diffuser, and the below the new one.
I remember in Barcelona test there was a picture of Ferrari, Merc and Redbull diffuser . And they were saying how ours and Mercs was a square one though Redbulls was a more round one.
Here's the testing diffuser.
https://i.imgur.com/GQLCSNL.jpg
Quote:
Ferrari: No big upgrade packages were expected on the F1-75 - at least not to the extent of those already brought to testing in Bahrain by Mercedes and Red Bull.
The Ferrari technicians had already worked on the floor area, with two different specifications debuted during the tests in Bahrain. In anticipation of the first race on the Sakhir circuit, in Maranello, it was decided to revise the diffuser as well.The change makes it possible to work with the height that the engineers deem appropriate after collecting data on the track last week - in order to obtain more downforce to be exploited in the fast corners.If it works, then it will no longer or less need to compromise performance in slow corners where, basically, the F1-75 is at an excellent level.
The real conundrum of these new cars is how to get to adapt by preventing understeer.
From Funo
I have the feeling that once again, google translate has somewhere mixed everything up to nonsense. Or that's the journalist understading, i don't know, but it's all but clear
https://www.formu1a.uno/ferrari-il-f...e-di-sviluppo/Quote:
https://www.formu1a.uno/wp-content/u...39-640x480.png
Ferrari: modified floor shows two lines of development
No major packages of updates were expected on the F1-75, at least not to the extent of those already brought to testing in Bahrain by Mercedes and Red Bull. However, at Maranello they have decided to make a modification to the diffuser area, with an intervention aimed at increasing the aerodynamic load.
The management of porpoising (or aerodynamic rebound) is affecting all the teams in the race, some more, some less. Added to this problem are the unknowns deriving from cars that are - and will still be - to be discovered.
As we have explained on several occasions, the solution to the shaking due to the "suction" effect of the bottom requires basically two things from the engineers: raising the car and/or stiffening the rear part of the floor with appropriate tie rods. This makes the floor flex less, that is, it resists better to the lowering - due to the variation of aerodynamic load - at high speed.
It is not, in short, an ideal situation: in general, the level of performance (not only of the big 3), already in Qualifying, will show who has reacted better and faster.
https://www.formu1a.uno/wp-content/u...3/IMG_9050.jpg
Ferrari's technicians had already intervened on the bottom area, with two different specifications debuted during the Bahrain tests. In anticipation of the first race on the Sakhir circuit, at Maranello it was decided to revise the diffuser as well.
https://www.formu1a.uno/wp-content/u...3/IMG_9049.jpg
The modification allows the technicians to work with the height that they consider most appropriate after collecting data on the track last week - in order to obtain more downforce to exploit in fast corners. If it works, then there will be no need, or less need, to sacrifice performance in slow corners where, fundamentally, the F1-75 is at a very good level.
The real conundrum for these new cars is how to adapt and prevent understeer.
The technicians of David Sanchez's team are ready to work on a constant aerodynamic development: for this reason we will see a prevalence of minimal upgrades, but which will arrive more frequently. Solutions will tend to converge between teams, and Ferrari will be "elastic" in this respect, taking, where appropriate, cues from others - as we have seen with the MCL36's edge, and to some extent the current modification to the diffuser.
The other schedule of updates, that of medium-term macro-development goes ahead using a different lane, so we will see the first aesthetic changes from Melbourne.
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So we do have a new diffuser for the Bahrain GP.
First major upgrade will be introduced at Australia.
Team installing aero rakes to the end of car.
Which means we really have diffusor Update.
#AMus reports that Red Bull wanted to reduce the weight of the RB18 by 7-10kg but only managed half of that. The F1-75 is said to be also over the minimum weight, but not as much as Red Bull / Mercedes, so Ferrari has a slight advantage here.
I see everyone happy to know that Ferrari plans to increase the power of its ice by unlocking its potential through a so-called "reliability evolution".
It was already implied in Binotto's words, and above all, remember, it is what Honda and especially Mercedes did last year, with significant progress.
From there, it was obvious that this was going to be done for these new engines as well, starting from the most advanced base possible, requiring further development to be fully usable. It's a "legal" way to get around the freeze in the first year.
So, maybe this gain will not be the same for everyone, but everyone has necessarily already planned to play this card, it just makes sense.
I'm just waiting to see how much each can gain.
Nevertheless, I see an opportunity for Ferrari, as the complex ignition that has long been rumoured to them, could bring a lot of extra power. And if the others have not opted for this technology themselves, or if they are late to it, nothing says that their areas of improvement, or ability to progress in the ignition one if they already develop it, can bring as much gain. (because it might take a lot of development to work : maybe it was sandbagging, but it was reported early on (Binotto), that Ferrari had trouble getting it to work, and decided to to give up)
Shouldn't Ferrari Polorise the camera so that competitors do not see the driver's dash data.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...zCDmLatoL.html