F14-T- Development & News

[ferrari1.8t]

What teams ?

Mclaren- complete redesign, sleek and tight packaging
Wiliams - complete redesign
Lotus - redesign, innovative husk front wing

Ferrari - f138 with air-blocking nose

This car exudes confidence for all of us.

[anakin]

i was expecting the pullrod to be back at the front because of the chassis regulation.
and look at the air intake at the top, the intake for the oil cooler at the rear has already gone, the side pods looks fine, the only thing that bothers me is the flow conditioners besides the sidepods.

[Fer12]

Looks like they covered up the diffuser...

Wonder what those dots are..where the main plane meets the end plates of rear wing..

[scuderiafan]

If that is the final nose, I am sure it is like that for a reason. I mean what data do we have to deduce that this car is already an aerodynamic failure from these pictures?

I like the very innovative paint, will clearly capture light particles for added aero benefit #innovation #fresh #bla #extreme

[faloupas]

As you say..everybody knows everything about airflow here... ....i have faith in Rory...

[tifosi1993]

[Ste]

Fernando Alonso says he wants to repeat Michael Schumacher’s feat of winning the world championship in his fifth season for Ferrari.
“I think Schumacher win in the fifth year with Ferrari. I’m in the fifth year now so hopefully I can repeat some of the success that he had,” said Alonso. Schumacher Schumacher joined Ferrari in 1996 and took until 2000 to win the title.
“Obviously in the last four years we had some opportunities, especially in 2010, 2012, we were very, very close to winning the championship,” Alonso added. “So this year we’ll try again and hopefully this time will be a good one.”
Alonso admitted the arrival of 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen makes for a strong line-up at the team this year.
“I think Kimi and me as a team we should be quite strong in the paper because we’ve had some success in the past in the Formula One career.
“But this you need to discover, every year we start from zero. If we do well we will have a very strong team, we can deliver some good results for Ferrari. If we don’t do good enough some other team will have another best pairing drivers. So it’s up to us to deliver and do a good job.”
“I think in 2014 the Formula One will change a lot with the new regulations,” he added. “That will take also some implications from the driving styles so definitely I’m looking forward to discover this new Formula One.”

[faloupas]

Let's put our faith in the engineers knowing what they are doing. How the heck does anyone here know anything about airflow. Don't we all think that the designers would have scrapped this idea if they knew it hurt the airflow... Amazing everyone jumps off a cliff. Remember when we thought the engines were going to sound terrible. Well that Mercedes video yesterday sounded pretty cool. NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING RIGHT NOW! RELAX! HAVE A BEER!!!! WAIT FOR THE SHOW TO START!!!!

As you say..everybody knows everything about airflow here... ....i have faith in Rory...

[Rob]

Mclaren- complete redesign, sleek and tight packaging
Wiliams - complete redesign
Lotus - redesign, innovative husk front wing

Ferrari - f138 with air-blocking nose

This car exudes confidence for all of us.

Think the nose may help with the air coming off it to the sidepods and the "hoover" hole may, help, speed up the air hitting the leading edge of the floor.

Odd, but i like it.

[tifosi1993]

Maybe we will see some kind of flexi nose trick from Ferrari.

[Silent Bob]

I really don't get it. How hard was it to just copy the Red Bull RB7 sidepods and enlarge the center opening? What's with those ambiguous sidepods, Ferrari? This thing is going to have traction problems again.

You are aware that the regulations have changed right? Apparently sidepods need to be bigger for extra cooling and packaging. As for myself... I don't own a wind tunnel or state of the art CFD software.. so I'll save my comments for the test. It is ugly though.

[abbottcostello]

Wonder what those dots are..where the main plane meets the end plates of rear wing..

Lasers to blind the Red Bulls that are behind us.

[Jas]

its like somebody was drawing the car from left to fight, accidentally slipped downwards and it somehow made it into production haha!

[Kyss4k]

100%

[Forzi]

We wanted something strange, we got it i guess. Trust the team knows what they are doing.

[OSS EL BOSS]

So far the F14-T is the only car that looks like an evolution of last year's car

[anakin]

OT:with the blown diffuser gone, do they still be raked?

[Ste]

[Jose-Lorca Fan]

And clearly someone at Ferrari is overly obsessed with having a high chassis even when it's impossible to feed air under it. And Rory Byrne ain't no aero-man, hopefully Allison sorts us out come Australia.

[Rob]

[Ste]

F138 vs F14-T

[Kyss4k]

What is this?
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[Hornet]

I like the 2013 color scheme better. Too much black at the rear section from the side photo. Need more red

[Forzi]

Smallest sidepod inlets of everyone rather noticably.

[ferrari1.8t]

So far the F14-T is the only car that looks like an evolution of last year's car

That's really the only disappointing part...it looks like an evolution rather than a fresh new idea from the ground up. I'll hold faith for the designers and team that they have designed a fast, race winning car. But for l those who think the nose will be changed come Australia, don't hold your breath. Ferrari are not into sandbagging and wasting time producing false wings. Just my opinion.

Forza Ferrari and all the best to a competitive season!

[Richred]

I disagree, the 3 teams come from behind and I need to change the philosophy, not redesign ensures you to be fast. Willams? what car .. only saw a drawing, Renault same. The Mclaren ... always seem new philosophy .. but they are slow as captain of top gear ... Come a little Forza!

[Forzi]

[djmorin27]

com on guys just look at the back we r the tightest at the rear by miles and look at the radiator openings they are the smallest by miles this is a very tight packaged car by far

[Hornet]

That's really the only disappointing part...it looks like an evolution rather than a fresh new idea from the ground up. I'll hold faith for the designers and team that they have designed a fast, race winning car. But for l those who think the nose will be changed come Australia, don't hold your breath. Ferrari are not into sandbagging and wasting time producing false wings. Just my opinion.

Forza Ferrari and all the best to a competitive season!

That may be the case. But this is just a pre recorded video and pictures, probably done days or weeks ago. Ferrari could not have anticipated what other teams will reveal, so perhaps they went the safest route.

But I do agree that they will not sandbag come actual testing. We'll probably see the real design next week.

[OSS EL BOSS]

F138 vs F14-T

It is that part of the car that stayed completeley unchanged from last year also the front suspension is exactly the same.