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11 mins of passion:

[tifosi1993]

Albert park, Melbourne, Australia (13/03/2014)









via Sutton

[Jas]

LUCA SPEAKS TO US:

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has sent an open letter to fans of the Scuderia across the globe.

It reads:

Dear tifosi,

It seems incredible but another season is about to begin and I, like you, am anxious and in a state of strong trepidation - as happens to me every year, even though I have gone through so many championships as President and, before, as sporting director.

There are more unknowns and uncertainties about this season than in the past. The rule changes are profound and numerous. It's not just a matter of the new six-cylinder turbo engine, but also systems with integrated electric engines, control units with innovative and complex software, a new package of aerodynamics... In essence it's a complicated car that will also require a different driving style.

So the first target is reliability, as we clearly saw in the test sessions.

Everyone has issues; we have lined ours up and we are in the process of resolving them. We're also putting into practice an intense plan of development, which can count on the fact that the data from the wind tunnel have been confirmed by the track comparisons, something that has not happened in recent years.

It will also be a difficult championship for the spectators to follow. The drivers will have to take care that they do not wear out the tyres and save fuel. I have already said that I hope they don't turn into taxi drivers and I say that with the greatest respect to taxi drivers, but they obviously do a different job. I, like all of you, love an extreme Formula 1 where technology and drivers are always on the limit.

Such an important set of changes to the regulations is bringing some grey areas, for example fuel, software, consumption... In these I am fully expecting the FIA to be vigilant - as I'm sure they will be - to avoid any trickery, which has also taken place in the recent past but must not happen any more for the good of this sport.

So what should we expect from tomorrow? I have asked for the highest commitment from Domenicali and his team and I know that they are all doing their best. We have a strong team, the best driver pairing - who are experienced and very talented - and everyone knows what they have to do.

We can count on an important factor that only we have: the immense affection from you, our tifosi, all over the world. I ask you for your usual great support: let's not go overboard in the good moments and let's not give up in harder ones. The championship is long and the objective is clear.

Forza Ferrari!

[Alessandra]

Such an important set of changes to the regulations is bringing some grey areas, for example fuel, software, consumption... In these I am fully expecting the FIA to be vigilant - as I'm sure they will be - to avoid any trickery, which has also taken place in the recent past but must not happen any more for the good of this sport. (Domenicali)

What on earth is he alluding to?

[Ferris]

Such an important set of changes to the regulations is bringing some grey areas, for example fuel, software, consumption... In these I am fully expecting the FIA to be vigilant - as I'm sure they will be - to avoid any trickery, which has also taken place in the recent past but must not happen any more for the good of this sport. (Domenicali)

What on earth is he alluding to?

EBD, flexi wings immediately come to mind.

[RedPassion]

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[RedPassion]

EBD, flexi wings immediately come to mind.

Modyfing mechanical items in park ferme with micro tools hidden in your hands,being caught and be let by.Building the rear suspension layout with an inclination of 25% when the rules clearly say MAX 5%.Stopping on track after qualifying or race simulating a mechanical problem when in reality is lack of fuel.Hyperexploting the park ferme rule by changing half of the car etc.. etc.. etc...And of course nothing ever happened

[f300v10]

This is a shot of the Marussia, but it shows the lovely exhaust packaging of the Ferrari turbo:

[gjoko-mkd]

that is the best solution seen ever in F1

[Ferris]

Modyfing mechanical items in park ferme with micro tools hidden in your hands,being caught and be let by.Building the rear suspension layout with an inclination of 25% when the rules clearly say MAX 5%.Stopping on track after qualifying or race simulating a mechanical problem when in reality is lack of fuel.Hyperexploting the park ferme rule by changing half of the car etc.. etc.. etc...And of course nothing ever happened

I never heard about that first one. Cheating s! That's just blatant cheating. Nothing innovative there.

[Richred]

look at the drs ...closes very late --- settings the new system for me

Hmmm, seems to be an issue under braking and not under acceleration.... could it be braking issues with that new system?

[Jas]

is that a new cooling hole below the airbox?!

[Ferris]

Have a read of the "engine" section in this link from Pitpass. http://www.pitpass.com/51030/Whiting...ies-2014-rules

Particularly this section "While Whiting wouldn't confirm which supplier had done what or how, he did state no manufacturer had 'added bits,' effectively confirming Ferrari has fallen in to line." This doesn't make sense to me. In the English language when someone says that someone has fallen into line it means they have accepted the position of others. But if that was the case then how does it fit in with Charlie's comment that "no manufacturer had added bits."?

If Ferrari did "fall into line" then that would suggest that they have now adopted the shield, but that cannot be the case as Charlie stated that no manufacturer added any "bits" to their engine. Perhaps the poor use of the English phrase "fallen into line" by Pitpass means that Ferrari's current turbo solution is in-line with the regulations.???

I thought Pitpass was an English website?

[Jas]

hmmm that is very interesting

[peta_w]

Have a read of the "engine" section in this link from Pitpass. http://www.pitpass.com/51030/Whiting...ies-2014-rules

Particularly this section "While Whiting wouldn't confirm which supplier had done what or how, he did state no manufacturer had 'added bits,' effectively confirming Ferrari has fallen in to line." This doesn't make sense to me. In the English language when someone says that someone has fallen into line it means they have accepted the position of others. But if that was the case then how does it fit in with Charlie's comment that "no manufacturer had added bits."?

If Ferrari did "fall into line" then that would suggest that they have now adopted the shield, but that cannot be the case as Charlie stated that no manufacturer added any "bits" to their engine. Perhaps the poor use of the English phrase "fallen into line" by Pitpass means that Ferrari's current turbo solution is in-line with the regulations.???

I thought Pitpass was an English website?

Both Whiting points could be true. Remember the shielding is not part of the homologated engine. So, Ferrari may have fallen in line by agreeing to add it to the car. I read over at Forumula1 that Ferrari had agreed to add the shielding but it won't be done in Australia, they will do it after 3 races.

[Ferris]

Both Whiting points could be true. Remember the shielding is not part of the homologated engine. So, Ferrari may have fallen in line by agreeing to add it to the car. I read over at Forumula1 that Ferrari had agreed to add the shielding but it won't be done in Australia, they will do it after 3 races.

Some people were saying that this report was rubbish.

[Ferris]

Ted was saying that he was surprised that RB was not running the front camera's and that this was illegal.
I think that maybe their nose extension piece to meet the regs is actually doubling as a camera.

[Ferris]

I stand corrected. RB.... clever little buggers!

[Ferris]

Ok so clear after first practice. We need to work on our power delivery.
Starting to get worried about our race pace due to fuel conservation issues as clearly the pace is there over one lap when fuel conservation is not an issue.

I think this is where Merc could lap the field. Not because they are that much faster but because they use a lot less fuel.

[f1tomi8]

Onboard with Kimi&Alo Alo is much aggressive than Kimi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doiAn...ature=youtu.be

[Kristof_F40]

About the Turbo shield. Apparently to develop such a shield it would take some time, so probably Ferrari already started to develop this shield, but since the FIA has said there current configuration is legal they don't need to use it. However, if Merc and Renault make an official protest because a Ferrari turbo fails (if this happens) and FIA say that they need to use a shield, the risk is there that the shield isn't ready for the next race, so if the shield is already made, they just need to put it on the car.

[tifosi1993]

Albert park, Melbourne, Australia (14/03/2014)

[F1NAC]

Such an important set of changes to the regulations is bringing some grey areas, for example fuel, software, consumption... In these I am fully expecting the FIA to be vigilant - as I'm sure they will be - to avoid any trickery, which has also taken place in the recent past but must not happen any more for the good of this sport. (Domenicali)

What on earth is he alluding to?

Omg stefano do your work and shut up. Be inovative. No wonder why we don't have inovations anymore

[Jas]

Omg stefano do your work and shut up. Be inovative. No wonder why we don't have inovations anymore

That comment was made by Luca in his address to the tiffossi!

[Alessandra]

Omg stefano do your work and shut up. Be inovative. No wonder why we don't have inovations anymore

I'm sorry - I meant to put (LDM), not (Domenicali), just to indicate who wrote the piece, not who was being referred to! Pace Stefano

[Jas]

Had to share this regarding red bull...very clever, yet so simple, however arnt our cameras used positively to aid air flow?

LINK HERE TO SEE PIC http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/vi...amera_in_nose/

Tech Talk: Red Bull hiding FOM camera in nose

Friday 14th March 2014, 19:14 by TF1T Staff



Red Bull appeared to be running an illegal car during practice one and two for the Australian Grand Prix. However it turns out that they've come up with an ingenious solution to the mandatory FOM camera requirements.

All 22 cars on the grid must run five camera housings which can be used by FOM during the season to provide onboard footage. Whilst not all of these housings will have a working camera, they carry a dummy camera to the same weight and size to ensure no competitior is advantaged of disadvantaged.

As you can see on the above image, the RB10 doesn't have any visible camera mounts on the front of the car. Compare that to the image below of the Mercedes, and the camera mounts are clearly visible.

These small wings provide drag, albeit a small amount, and therefore hinder the airflow running over the car despite the designers best attempts at placing them in the best possible location to minimise the effects.

The inset image above sheds light on how Red Bull have managed to get around having these wings. Above the 'o' of Casio, a small hole can be seen which is for the FOM camera lens to see out of.

Red Bull have mounted the cameras within the vanity panel of the nose. Whilst a small opening on the nose will also provide drag and airflow disruption, it has a far smaller effect than the traditional approach.

It's likely the legality of Red Bull's solution will be questioned, but the technical regulations don't state anything about the mountings having to be placed externally, or a certain distance from the centre line of the car.

[blaney1977]

Iv just read somewhere that ferrari are not getting enough from the ers system and is causing us too burn more fuel? Is that a problem that should be fixable? Is that why we can't run full power in race conditions?

[Ferris]

Iv just read somewhere that ferrari are not getting enough from the ers system and is causing us too burn more fuel? Is that a problem that should be fixable? Is that why we can't run full power in race conditions?

Depends on what type of issue it is. I suppose to some degree it is a good sign that they have an ERS issue as they are no as quick as Merc and ERS is a big factor in overall performance so once they get that fixed they should be a lot closer to them and hopefully have a more driveable PU also.

[gjoko-mkd]

From the latest tech update with Scarbs, the Ferrari water-air intercooler.




by Owen from f1.techical

[anakin]

ferrari didn't bring any updates right?
the car was very similar to the last test in Bahrain.
I don't know if I noticed it right but I think ferrari are the only car out there without the monkey seat.