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Which red color is the current F1 Ferrari?

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by Eilig, May 8, 2015.

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  1. Eilig

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    #1 Eilig, May 8, 2015
    I know that the Ferrari F1 cars have been both Rosso Corsa and Rosso Scuderia over the years... And I seem to recall that the Scuderia red was used primarily because they thought the Rosso red looked to dark on television...

    Does anyone know definitively which color of red is being used on the current generation Ferrari F1 cars?

    Thanks!
     
  2. Rosso328

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    #2 Rosso328, May 8, 2015
    Whichever it is, it's helping. Much faster red than last year.
     
  3. blackbolt22

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    #3 blackbolt22, May 8, 2015
    It looks like RC but I'm not sure. RS has a slight orange hue to it.
     
  4. 123howie

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    #4 123howie, May 8, 2015
    Is it resale red?
     
  5. 4rePhill

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    #5 4rePhill, May 9, 2015
    Funnily enough, part of what is helping them go faster is a lack of red paint on the car!

    If you look at pictures of the F15-T you'll note that there are a lot of black areas on the car, especially around the rear end of the engine cover. This isn't paint, it's bare carbon fibre and it has allegedly been done to shed 0.5Kg's off the car!

    (Yes!, that really is the sort of detail that the F1 teams go to these days! Thickness of paint and where it can be left off to save weight).

    My own personal thinking is that the bare, black carbon fibre also helps with heat dissipation from the power-unit.
     

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