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Wing diverters on the front wing. These were blocked last year when Mercedes introduced them on their W13. These will likely get taken off. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Loving the Ferrari launch! Very cool. Show the car, drive the car, add live pit to car banter between the drivers. Brilliant! Bravo Ferrari. Hope it’s a winner!!!!
It was the coolest launch I've ever seen, indeed. Not with a model nor an old repainted car, but with a working car. And also, without too much corporate speech.
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During the live stream they showed Charles and Carlos do a coin toss with Freddie to determine who got to drive 2 laps first. Loser (Sainz) was to get to drive 3 laps. I don't know if they were doing more up to the 100km allowed for a filming day.
Front suspension biggest change on SF-23 F1 car - Ferrari Ferrari says that the front suspension of the new SF-23 Formula 1 car represents the biggest change relative to its predecessor. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/front-suspension-biggest-change-on-sf-23-f1-car-ferrari/10432026/ While the revised front wing design has inevitably attracted a lot of attention, Ferrari says that the suspension has been changed for both aerodynamic benefits and to provide a greater range of setting adjustments on race weekends. By: Adam Cooper Feb 14, 2023, 3:02 PM Image Unavailable, Please Login
Why Ferrari can run the front wing design that Mercedes could not Ferrari prompted some intrigue at the launch of its new Formula 1 car on Tuesday, when it revealed an idea that appeared to be banned. By: Jonathan Noble , NobleF1 Feb 14, 2023, 1:49 PM Image Unavailable, Please Login The new SF-23 was fitted with an identical series of cleverly-shaped front wing slot gap separators that rival Mercedes had been forced to remove last year when doubts emerged about their legality. PLUS: Can Ferrari's new car topple Red Bull's modern F1 dominance? Mercedes had arrived at the United States Grand Prix with a new update package that included a revised front wing. The original version that appeared in the Austin pitlane got rivals speaking because it featured five strakes that were fashioned in a way to help modify airflow. Rivals were unhappy about the design because they felt it was in breach of Article 3.9.8 of F1’s Technical Regulations that limited the scope for such components to deliver an aero boost. The rules stated that, while such slot gap separators were allowed, they were not supposed to deliver a direct aerodynamic influence. The regulations stated that such strakes could be fitted ‘for primarily mechanical, structural or measurement reasons.” Mercedes felt at the time that its design did follow the rules, as the aerodynamic influence was a secondary consequence. However, with rival teams complaining about the matter, and the FIA looking closer at the design despite having signed off the original ideal, Mercedes eventually decided to remove the strakes by the time the wing made its first appearance at the Mexican Grand Prix. Image Unavailable, Please Login Mercedes W13 Austin front wing (insert) Photo by: Giorgio Piola Technical director Mike Elliott said before the team took them off the car: "I think there's a fuss about it, because in the regulations, it talks about the primary use being for mechanical or measurement purposes. And clearly, there's a secondary benefit of an aerodynamic design that's in there as well. "We'll decide whether we want to argue that one or not. It's actually not worth a huge amount. That detail looks interesting, but it's not the big thing on the front wing." The situation surrounding Mercedes triggered some interest about Ferrari’s plans, with its strakes also appearing to be shaped in such a way to help airflow. However, a dive into the regulations has explained why Ferrari has pushed ahead with the design. As part of revised technical regulations for 2023 that were published in early December, the FIA removed the key sentence that laid down the requirement for such strakes to be ‘primarily’ for mechanical, structural or measurement reasons. This means that as long as the slot gap separators provide a ‘structural connection’ between consecutive front wing profiles, and comply with strict measurement requirements, then they are now fully legal – no matter how much of an aerodynamic boost they deliver. It will be interesting to see whether or not Mercedes has returned to the idea for its W14 car, which is due to be revealed at Silverstone on Wednesday. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-ferrari-can-run-the-front-wing-design-that-mercedes-could-not/10432027/
They said something about a 15km maximum distance for a demo run hence the 5 lap total.., Reason for not seeing Sainz would be seat change + pedals adjust / time limit for their stream. I think they couldn't be arsed making the viewers listen to corporate drivel for way to long before seeing a couple more laps of action (i.e. Red Bull, who did just that...minus any action).
I forgot to add, it takes huge balls to reveal your car and throw it on track in front of the entire world, what a great launch!
+1 Was it Mclaren last year (or Alfa...maybe both) that basically spend the entire first morning in the pit not moving an inch during the first test?
