Ferrari F2012

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HungryHebbo
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No comment on that the exhaust looks like it's had the top half of it chopped off?

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I don't think its the top however the side wall/profile of it to feed the brake duct winglets ;)
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HungryHebbo wrote:
No comment on that the exhaust looks like it's had the top half of it chopped off?
That's normal. Here's the exhaust in Jerez

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In white, it's what I guess is the end of bodywork, whereas in green, it's what I think is the real end of the exhaust..

Correct me if I'm wrong?

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Image from earlier in the day?

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Hail22
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What is that slightly open porthole that i have highlighted?
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So... the Byrne floor... Does the thing really exist or what? Was the same floor used in Jerez and for these two days?
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The floor is first introduced at second barcelona test if rumors are correct.

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Holm86 wrote:The floor is first introduced at second barcelona test if rumors are correct.
Is this the highly hyped up Frybyrne floor with so called "holes" which from what i understand the floor cannot have holes in it :s
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bhallg2k wrote:If true, I'm quite content at this point with F2012's appetite for tires. The 150 and F10 treated them too much like eggs, and their qualifying pace suffered badly because of it.

Agreed. The wanted to be able to 'switch on' the tires for qualifying which it appears the car does very well now. But it may be too well as their lap times immediately take a 1.000+ tumble after that first lap.

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gilgen wrote: A terribly vague rumour, and suddenly it becomes fact? Ferrari used no more tyres than any other team, so that seems to scotch the rumour.
It's based on the commentary regarding Ferrari turn it at turn 1 and how quickly the Ferrari lap times fall off after tire temp is reached.

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Right click view image. Some tasty flow patters.

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gilgen wrote:
Ferraripilot wrote:
bhallg2k wrote:This comes from John in Atlanta, GA? Well, I'll be...

It must be true.


That's actually my post on that forum. And yes, I have heard from those standing at turn 1 that it's eating tires at the front end. I believe they have an issue of overheating the front tires now as you can see from the Ferrari lap times that the tires are essentially switched 'on', then have a decent lap, and then completely fall off after subsequent laps. It's quite a phenomenon which I am sure they will get their hands around, but it will take time to understand their new paradigm they have employed.
Aahhh, come on. A terribly vague rumour, and suddenly it becomes fact? Ferrari used no more tyres than any other team, so that seems to scotch the rumour.

how many sets of tires did Alonso use over the last 2 days, and what was the mileages?

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Have a look at the photo Owen posted, I had a sneaking suspicion they were going to put a sensor on the pull rod suspension to possibly test "Vibrations" you can clearly see the sensor stripe on the wishbone.

Why do i feel this car is 80% sandbagged? those softs look fairly well weared out compared to last year.
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Hail22 wrote:Have a look at the photo Owen posted, I had a sneaking suspicion they were going to put a sensor on the pull rod suspension to possibly test "Vibrations" you can clearly see the sensor stripe on the wishbone.

Why do i feel this car is 80% sandbagged? those softs look fairly well weared out compared to last year.
How many laps have they ran on those tires?

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