Ferrari F2012

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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:22 am

Gazzetta dello Sport's analysis of the F2012. Maybe Ecapox can translate?

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Crucial_Xtreme
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:45 pm

radosav
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:56 pm

Wow - quite a flighty tail mid-apex in the second video there.
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raymondu999
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:03 pm

The rear does slide in the second video. Does the rear wing look a bit open though or is it just another shadow?
AKP
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:07 pm

it could be a reflection
radosav
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:16 pm

you can also see him trying to correct it many times using opposite lock..the car is very twitchy...
amouzouris
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:20 pm

Certainly a big slide there but Alonso is on Hard tyres which could contribute to it not looking great.
gray41
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:02 pm

But Ferrari did.

Does anyone know if Ferrari will be using the inboard or outboard exhaust system for Oz?
Chuckjr
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:35 pm

The slowmotion videos looks interesting, not from the performance of F2012 (who nows if the tyres are new, heated up, etc.), but from the technical wiev. Do you know if this is common practice by the teams to film the monopost in slow motion for further analyze?

BTW Ferrari should build an underground secret track and start testing in private :)
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:40 pm

Mr.G wrote:The slowmotion videos looks interesting, not from the performance of F2012 (who nows if the tyres are new, heated up, etc.), but from the technical wiev. Do you know if this is common practice by the teams to film the monopost in slow motion for further analyze?

BTW Ferrari should build an underground secret track and start testing in private :)

haha!! that would be very ferrari like!!
amouzouris
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:52 pm

astralx
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:01 pm

astralx wrote:http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news/2012/03/Salo_testet_Ferrari_Was_steckt_dahinter_12030609.html

That's very odd.
Owen.C93
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:13 pm

Well, that's one way to get around the testing ban.

Presumably, they could fit all kinds of exhaust solutions to the F10.
Front wing change, floor change, DRS change.. etc.

Of course, they would have no access to Pirelli tyres - but they have stated that their issue is aerodynamic and a lack of overall downforce. I can well imagine that track-testing isolated parts on the F10 is superior to 60% wind tunnel testing on the F2012.
elf341
 
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:29 pm

Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Gazzetta dello Sport's analysis of the F2012. Maybe Ecapox can translate?

http://i43.tinypic.com/1zdm0qx.png

I try to translate ;)

Substantially there's nothing new in this article.
First part: Exhausts
They initially try an extreme solution that needs a bit more development, so they decide to change without project analysis but directly in days of testing, it gives an enormous amount of data. They've not abandoned the first solution and want to improve that because they are convinced that is the better way to set the exhaust.

Second part: Tires
Ferrari has a nervous car, that penalizes the life of tires. Maybe the Scuderia could have a very strong qualifying lap, but has some serious problem on the long run.

Third part:
A positive note is the "strenght" of the car, except some problems the early days they managed to do the equivalent of 16 GP in 12 days.

The rest of the article is about Alonso, Massa and Fry but it is not interesting and is based on personal opinion.

I hope it isn't a horrible translation :D
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Post Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:58 pm

The F2012 flo-vis images enhanced. Right click>view image

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