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Does Hungary suit Ferrari?

Remember guys, sector three in particular has more fast corners than hockenheim does. I would be stunned if Ferrari can produce a similar performance. (In terms of pace that is!!!!!! haha.)

Also, any more news on this spa upgrade?? that first article has whetted my appetite.

Hi

Can any one provide a link to the above mentioned Spa upgrade article. I've looked back the last 3 pages, but I'm at work and haven't got time to search any further.

Thanks

At Spa - Francorchamps , the Belgian GP in late August, the car Ferrari will so amended which indicate that the Maranello "two evolution. The news main cover 'saerodynamicsEspecially that of rear and especially area change. The shape of the transmission box conditions Indeed much of the state of airflows the bottom of the body . Remake , however, requires months of work. It is for this reason that the new transmission the F10 is used since the changes to discharges, namely those located more down introduced to European GP Valencia. It should also be noted that for a Regulation Transmission should last for four races in succession, excluding withdrawals . If nothing will happen in the next two Grands Prix , Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will use the new exchange at Spa - Francorchamps. More updating that Ferrari will bring Belgium will be rear suspension with new geometry

http://www.auto.it/autosprint/formula_1/20...ri+evoluzione+2

Thats a google translation.

Does anyone have some good pictures of Ferraris front wing? (And no, im not working for Mclaren ;)

I just want to see what the fuzz is all about.

Does anyone have some good pictures of Ferraris front wing? (And no, im not working for Mclaren ;)

I just want to see what the fuzz is all about.

It certainly does look like Ferrari is the one team that really picked up on the other team's innovations the quickest and/or were quickest to adapt them. They deserve a big kudos for that. People talk about how Mclaren have the best engineers or whatever, but I really think Ferrari is underrated in this area.

And yea, the car really does look good at this point. From what I saw, especially on the onboards, the car has a 'grace' to it. It looks so predictable, which is the sign of a car that is incredibly driveable. I think thats pretty amazing, cuz driveability is something that I think Mclaren have had over us for a few years now(aside from 2009), largely due to their engine and specialty in the mechanical grip of the car.

I'm not gonna get carried away, though. I think the tire situation at Hockenheim was always going to suit us, and it'll probably suit us again at Hungary. I think we might need to gain some ground still to be as good when they put a harder tire pairing on for a track.

I dont know. We'll see, I guess. Thats half the fun, aint it?

What i miss is those helicopter views at Montreal when they showed the Ferrari and the Mclaren from the top down. The difference in braking and traction of the F10 vs the Mclaren car was huge. They will be very hard to beat at Hungary.

And thanks for the link. For all their pitwall troubles, Ferrari really turned a page on mid season development compared the previous years. Well done to the scuderia!

What i miss is those helicopter views at Montreal when they showed the Ferrari and the Mclaren from the top down. The difference in braking and traction of the F10 vs the Mclaren car was huge. They will be very hard to beat at Hungary.

And thanks for the link. For all their pitwall troubles, Ferrari really turned a page on mid season development compared the previous years. Well done to the scuderia!

I thought the F10 was miles better at braking and traction. The huge speed of the mclaren made sure to keep it even.

I think you watched a different race mate!

Under braking the Mclaren was one of the best. And as far as top speed goes they were mid pack through the speed trap!

I think they had more downforce on than normal, but they were still very quick in a straight line during the race. I mean, when Lewis passed Alonso down the back straight, Alonso actually had the better run out of the corner, yet still got passed before they even entered the braking zone.

1 victory does not mean you have the fastest car.

What get's overlooked often is that even on the tracks where McLaren balances their f-duct not for maximum top-speed but to allow for more wing = downforce, it's probably still an advantage during the acceleration phase, i.e. they might reach the same top speed as the others, but get there earlier on the straight. That's how it looked to me in Canada, and it's something the speed traps won't show.

1 victory does not mean you have the fastest car.

Any updates from ferrari for this weekend ?

I expect Ferrari to be very strong this weekend again. Though the most important thing is to get through it without any incidents, no bad starts or SC disasters... I hope all goes well, even if we don't win it.

I'm putting the controversy of last weekend out of my mind now, as the great man sang "Don't live in the past, don't hold on to something thats changing fast!"

Great to see the F10 back on top last weekend, I feel the hope that I felt after Bahrain. Lets hope for another 1-2 and get the WDC and WCC back on track, we can still take both!

Also Feliz Cumpleaños Fernando, lets celebrate it with a win.

Although last weekends 1-2 was soured, its great to see us on top. We really need Massa to stay focused for the podium, if anything to keep the rivals point count down.

Here is to hoping for a 1-2 this weekend with no controversy!

I'm sure Massa will be motivated more than ever, so i don't see this as an issue. Will he be fast enough, that is another question, but hopefully all will be ok.
For some reason I just don't see us doing another 1.2. this weekend, even with a very fast car... I hope I'm wrong, but 1.2. for two consecutive weekends doesn't happen very often! Especially when your rivals have a car just as fast as you... Hopefully I'm wrong! But myself I would be very satisfied to see both our drivers on the podium, no matter if we win it or not.
Most importantly, we need to finish the race up in the high points, that is all.

Lets not kid ourselves, Fernando needs to win... It is the only way to bring the gap down with this points system. He needs to get in there.

front wing introduced in Silverstone decreases slightly overall downforce, but creates more stable airflow to the sidepods and the floor and allows exhaust blown diffuser to work more consistently

Back to old frontwing
Straight rearwing, no slot

InsideFerrari

Main goal of this morning will be an evaluation of different front wings and solutions for the coming races

- Back to old frontwing. Sounds like autosport is correct thus.

- Straight rearwing, no slot

InsideFerrari

The programme will go on with Felipe testing the car without the blown rear wing

InsideFerrari

The programme will go on with Felipe testing the car without the blown rear wing

Alonso:
- new front wing
- slotted rear wing
- blown rear wing

Massa:
- old front wing
- straight rear wing (ends are swept upwards)
- no blown rear wing

Interesting fact: Massa is faster through the speed trap for now

The team spent this session concentrating on aero testing: Felipe drove with and without the blown rear wing, looking for the best qualifying set-up.

ghost - look at the post timing ... Are you sure Felipe ran with both wings in the first 38 mins of practice?

Strange, I though they were convinced that it works well and doesn't disadvantage them anymore. I guess not really...

BS

http://www.ferrari.com/English/Formula1/Ne...epractice1.aspx

Are they telling us lies once again?

At the moment I typed it, it wasn't BS