Ferrari F150 launch on January 28th

**Salvador Dali** · 28th January 2011, 12:18

Originally Posted by Greig

I have a question. In this photo it looks like there is a gap beetween the floor and the upper part of the sidepod (all in black color - in the same plane as the bottom of the bardge board). Could this be to feed the diffuser? FIA banned holes in the floor so this could be a way around this...
I can't seem to find this detail on other photos to support my theory and it seems it is just the perspective of the shot.

Sorry just that I have to find something, some detail that would bring that extra downforce...

The car looks very nice and if she is fast and realible she will be the most beautiful car! I like it a lot!!!

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 12:35

Where abouts are you looking?

Does this help?

**Effone** · 28th January 2011, 12:40

F150 hmm...

I wish they'd pick a naming convention and stick to it.
as for the car, I was expecting something more but no doubt they'll be a dozen updates before the first race.

**zeus2** · 28th January 2011, 12:55

Are those holes I see circled in green. Wonder what they're for

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**gvera** · 28th January 2011, 12:56

Scarbs analysis:

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/0...tail-analysis/

**Salvador Dali** · 28th January 2011, 13:06

Originally Posted by Ste

Where abouts are you looking?

This is what I mean. There seems to be two planes comming together on the side of the sidepod. I guess I don't see why there is a second (upper) plain.
It must be that I know nothig about aero stuff...

**Salvador Dali** · 28th January 2011, 13:07

Originally Posted by zeus2

Are those holes I see circled in green. Wonder what they're for

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It must be for KERS coolling. I think we had something similar in 09...

**kazi** · 28th January 2011, 13:15

Just did these. Strictly for thescuderia forums

F10 top, F150 bottom.

Aligned to cockpit/crash structure

Aligned to rear wing

Aligned to front wing

And the front. Looks like a step backwards.

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 13:26

Originally Posted by kazi

Just did these. Strictly for thescuderia forums

F10 top, F150 bottom.

Aligned to cockpit/crash structure

Aligned to rear wing

Aligned to front wing

And the front. Looks like a step backwards.

The car is the same length so the comparison should have the car line up together pretty much perfectly. Align it with the centre of the wheels and you can't go wrong.

How does the front view of the car look like a step backwards? Looks like a forward one to me - more radical front wing, development on the sidepods and rear wing etc.

**Hornet** · 28th January 2011, 13:33

I may be wrong, but it appears like the wheelbase is shorter on the new car?

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 13:34

Originally Posted by Hornet

I may be wrong, but it appears like the wheelbase is shorter on the new car?

No it's the same. Just those pictures aren't to scale in the comparison above. See the previous pages for side by side comparisons.

**Schumyboy83** · 28th January 2011, 13:39

Love, More to come by Bahrain,

**RockyRaccoon** · 28th January 2011, 13:44

To me the car looks the same length overall but the wheelbase looks ever so slightly shorter, it's hard to tell from those pictures though.

**ferrari4life** · 28th January 2011, 14:13

Thanks for all the pics and updates guys.. Keep em coming..

**Grinsomx** · 28th January 2011, 14:20

so far i dont really know what to think of the new car, it looks good but it doesn't really make me go wow either.
if it has to look like that to take the n°1 spot, bring it on. we'll see soon enough

**forzaferrari84** · 28th January 2011, 14:23

hi who has the pics of our new world champion winnig car in a large size ???

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 14:27

Originally Posted by forzaferrari84

hi who has the pics of our new world champion winnig car in a large size ???

Click the links for 1680px versions:

Rear
Front
Left Side
Rear Left 3/4
Right Side
Front Right 3/4
Full 3/4

**forzaferrari84** · 28th January 2011, 14:34

thanx, but have you it with the new logo and all the sponsors ??!!

**kazi** · 28th January 2011, 15:16

Originally Posted by Ste

The car is the same length so the comparison should have the car line up together pretty much perfectly. Align it with the centre of the wheels and you can't go wrong.

How does the front view of the car look like a step backwards? Looks like a forward one to me - more radical front wing, development on the sidepods and rear wing etc.

Where did you read that the wheelbase and overall length was the same? A source would be lovely so i can make accurate comparisions.

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 15:31

Originally Posted by kazi

Where did you read that the wheelbase and overall length was the same? A source would be lovely so i can make accurate comparisions.

I haven't. It may be slightly different, but nothing as drastic as in your comparisons.

If you take the two constant points when you size them - top of rear wing endplate and centre of front or rear wheel then you'll have the correct dimensions of the car. Hence, they're both pretty much bang on identical.

**kazi** · 28th January 2011, 15:40

First of i just want to point out i'm not saying i'm right and others are wrong, i'm just trying to explain how i came to my conclusions. If anyone has the wheelbase/length specs for both models i can make a 100% accurate comparision.

For my comparision i resized the two cars to fit eachothers width, since that's the only thing i know for sure will be the same.
Here are the current comparision i made with a difference map. A difference map is a great way to find out differences between two photos.

The darker an area = The F10 and F150 image match up.
The lighter an area = The F10 and F150 image differ greatly.

Aligned to rear wheels

Aligned to front wheels

If i resize them to fit eachothers wheelbases the underbody/floor has different width, and the overall width of the car doesn't match up either. Which obviously should not be the case. Surely shooting the photos with different focal lengths and different distance would produce different perspectives and can be the reason for this illusion.

Aligned to same wheelbase. Width of the car doesn't match up.

And here's the above, wheelbase-aligned, comparision.

**f300v10** · 28th January 2011, 15:43

F150 on track:

**kazi** · 28th January 2011, 15:45

Hell i just realized neither of Ferraris press photos are aligned horizontaly, both cars are somewhat turned. I will have to redo the whole comparision from the beginning. Didn't even check that.

But i DO still believe the wheelbase is longer on the F150.

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 15:50

Originally Posted by kazi

Hell i just realized neither of Ferraris press photos are aligned horizontaly, both cars are somewhat turned. I will have to redo the whole comparision from the beginning. Didn't even check that.

But i DO still believe the wheelbase is longer on the F150.

I just had a look for the wheelbase sizes - not found it yet. But most other boards are saying that the wheelbase is shorter on the F150. :-S

**Ste** · 28th January 2011, 15:52

**Tifoso** · 28th January 2011, 16:17

Italian flag on the back

What an absolutely gorgeous car!

**kazi** · 28th January 2011, 16:18

Resized both to match up at radius of the 13" wheels since they are 100% the same dimension on both cars.

Seems they do have the same wheelbase. But the press photos are shot with different focal lengths so any comparision will be crippled. Things nearer/further from the camera will look larger/smaller then they are. Will still try to get a decent comparision done later.

Well i have to go back to work now!