Lightest uprights on F2002

Post 16 Sep 2002, 20:27

Ferrari had new front and rear uprights in Belgium cast in metal matrix.
(carbon fibre and Aluminium).
They are 900g each as apposed to cast Titanium at 1.1kg. Double the price of
cast Titanium and more complex to manufacture.

As far as I know, only Ferrari use this, with Minardi and Toyota using cast
Titanium and the rest using fabricated Titanium.

Guest · Post 13 Oct 2002, 21:09

Can't this kind of cost increase been forbidden by the FIA?
I find it kind of useless to spend that much of money because of a weight differenecr of 900 gr.

Greg Sowell · Post 20 Feb 2003, 05:02

Ha! More of less unsprung weight!!! And wouldn't that look like stickier tires?

Sorry couldn't resist that! Cheers Greg

Post 20 Feb 2003, 11:43

you wouldn't be accidentally a Ferrari fan would you

Duact · Post 23 Feb 2003, 01:43

Again, can't you get it? The speed was not constantly faster than the others. If I remembered the season right, Ferrari was the team witch speed was constantly changing. Fine-tuning again.