Ferrari F138 - Development and News

**Jose Lorca** · 25th October 2013, 20:17

Originally Posted by tifosi1993

Buddh International Circuit, India (25/10/2013)

That guy....wouldn't happen to be this guy?

I think that's Lawrence Hodge, an aero engineer that Fry signed in 2011.

**Rob** · 25th October 2013, 20:22

Originally Posted by Jose Lorca

That guy....wouldn't happen to be this guy?

I think that's Lawrence Hodge, an aero engineer that Fry signed in 2011.

good spot and well remembered.

Looks like him

**mirafiori** · 25th October 2013, 21:54

Typical Mclaren always cheating.

**F1NAC** · 25th October 2013, 22:58

this is not called cheating it is just sniffing around

**Jas** · 26th October 2013, 01:01

All engineers do it...newey works his way up the grid on every grid walk, sometimes you see pat doing it aswelll, never underestimate your competitors!!

**mirafiori** · 26th October 2013, 08:13

Originally Posted by Jas

All engineers do it...newey works his way up the grid on every grid walk, sometimes you see pat doing it aswelll, never underestimate your competitors!!

We know all teams study each other cars, but the Mclaren mechanics were taking the p s. Do you remember when Massa still had the fuel hose attached to his car, driving down the pit lane in Singapore, the Mclaren mechanics were laughing and goading the Ferrari mechanics.

**stefa** · 26th October 2013, 08:42

Originally Posted by mirafiori

We know all teams study each other cars, but the Mclaren mechanics were taking the p s. Do you remember when Massa still had the fuel hose attached to his car, driving down the pit lane in Singapore, the Mclaren mechanics were laughing and goading the Ferrari mechanics.

I don't think that they were the only one to laugh. It was so embarrassing, everybody laugh.

**wacc** · 26th October 2013, 09:17

Originally Posted by Jose Lorca

That guy....wouldn't happen to be this guy?

I think that's Lawrence Hodge, an aero engineer that Fry signed in 2011.

Yes, you are right that's him.

**tifosi1993** · 26th October 2013, 09:32

Buddh International Circuit, India (26/10/2013)

**hrc5555** · 29th October 2013, 11:37

So, are we bringing some new parts to next race or not?
We need them if we want to finish second in constructors championship!

**Hornet** · 29th October 2013, 12:58

Originally Posted by hrc5555

So, are we bringing some new parts to next race or not?
We need them if we want to finish second in constructors championship!

We have stopped development for this year's car some time ago

If there's anything new, then it's most probably stuff that we already planned previously.

**Alessandra** · 29th October 2013, 13:02

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24725406

Brawn to leave Mercedes - official!!

Not quite sure where to put this but it might have something to do woth our development perhaps in the future??

**hrc5555** · 29th October 2013, 13:09

Originally Posted by Hornet

We have stopped development for this year's car some time ago

If there's anything new, then it's most probably stuff that we already planned previously.

Thats what I meant, there must be some parts that we only need to test on track.
There are several people that are still working on current car, it should be possible to develop few more parts without interfere to development of 2014 project.

**Jas** · 29th October 2013, 15:39

What I do not understand why they do not check during that gp...it gives them time to change, not saying they did in this case tbh!!

FIA checks Red Bull for overheating and bending floor

29 October, 2013

The Red Bull RB9 of Sebastian Vettel is taken into scrutineering during the Canadian GP weekend
The Red Bull RB9 of Sebastian Vettel is taken into scrutineering during the Canadian GP weekend

Another possible secret of Red Bull’s dominance in the second half of this season is emerging.

Auto Motor und Sport said former Stewart and Jaguar designer Gary Anderson, now a technical pundit for the BBC, floated the theory about the RB9.

The car, which in Sebastian Vettel’s hands has won the last six grands prix on the trot, caught Anderson’s attention recently when images of a rear-facing thermal camera were broadcast.

The images show that the floor just underneath the drivers’ feet, the so-called ‘tea-tray’, was running extremely hot at slow speeds.

Anderson believes Adrian Newey may have found a way to “lift the ‘tea tray’ away from the track as it gets hot”, allowing a lower front ride height.

Auto Motor und Sport reported on Tuesday that Force India also believes the Anderson theory, and that such a solution would be illegal.

So, in India, the FIA’s technical delegate Jo Bauer reportedly put Anderson’s theory to the test, heating the ‘tea tray’ to a temperature of 300 degrees C.

“The result? It did not move,” said Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt. “Consequently, the Red Bull RB9 is legal, at least in this area.” (GMM)

**stefa** · 29th October 2013, 15:48

Why are people developing conspiracy theories when it comes to RB?!?!?
Get over it! They've done job better than any other. That's it! Did they push regulations to the limits? YES! And that should be a lesson to every other team!

**tifosi1993** · 31st October 2013, 13:24

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE (31/10/2013)

Flow-conditioner on Alonso's car

**Hornet** · 31st October 2013, 13:29

Interesting...

Anyone knows if those parts surrounding the sidepod is still allowed next year?

**tifosi1993** · 31st October 2013, 13:51

Originally Posted by Hornet

Interesting...

Anyone knows if those parts surrounding the sidepod is still allowed next year?

Yes, sidepod fins/flow-conditioners are still allowed. But don't think we will see this kind of designs next year.

**tifosi1993** · 31st October 2013, 18:51

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE (31/10/2013)

**tifosi1993** · 31st October 2013, 19:04

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE (31/10/2013)

via AMUS

**Rob** · 31st October 2013, 21:49

Taking awhile to see the flo-conditioners, good to see we still bringing new parts. And also along the edge of the floor there small changes from India.

**Bubbles** · 31st October 2013, 22:48

Boy, am I glad to see improvements right to the last race. This is what a constructor should do - proper engineering all year long.

Besides those flow conditioners meant to divert more air under the sidepods, there has got to be a change in the suspension geometry. Ferrari really want that 2nd place in the WCC.

**KennyBama** · 1st November 2013, 00:29

Barcelona - Abu Dhabi.jpg

**diesel08** · 1st November 2013, 11:45

I saw only development that work today.Supercamera 360 full HD! Great!

**Nova** · 1st November 2013, 17:07

Well Im not sure just what was brought for this race..but that ups stiker?
Im sure they could find a way to place that more tastefully.

**hrc5555** · 2nd November 2013, 16:23

What a hell is going on with Ferrari, is every team still 100% developing current car so we are dropping back so fast or we are doing something wrong?
I mean, in last 5-6 races, Sauber, Mclaren and Lotus are getting faster and faster compering to us. Mercedes i doing well too... It looks to me that even Bulls did lose some of advantage from Japan to here in Abu Dhabi!

**stefa** · 2nd November 2013, 16:54

Originally Posted by hrc5555

What a hell is going on with Ferrari, is every team still 100% developing current car so we are dropping back so fast or we are doing something wrong?
I mean, in last 5-6 races, Sauber, Mclaren and Lotus are getting faster and faster compering to us. Mercedes i doing well too... It looks to me that even Bulls did lose some of advantage from Japan to here in Abu Dhabi!

Don't worry, as low as 4th place in CWC is secured for us

**Hornet** · 2nd November 2013, 17:19

If I can have one wish for 2014, I would want to see Ferrari solving it's traction issue. I think traction is one of our biggest weakness this season. When it comes to track like Hungary, Singapore or this one where there are many technical corners, our performance suffers.

**Rob** · 2nd November 2013, 19:59

Originally Posted by Hornet

If I can have one wish for 2014, I would want to see Ferrari solving it's traction issue. I think traction is one of our biggest weakness this season. When it comes to track like Hungary, Singapore or this one where there are many technical corners, our performance suffers.

Dont think traction is that bad, its more our aero that is letting us down.