Sauber C32 Ferrari

[stefan_]

Jerez - Day 3 (07.02.2013)


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[zoro_f1]

tyre testing.

[stefan_]

^ Airflow around the tire-diffuser area testing.



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[Nando]

Interesting that they not only run a lower nose then last year but also that belly thing which if i´m not mistaken produce some downforce?
Seems they possibly generate quite a lot of rear downforce and can thus add more in the front?

[ToPGaS]

[GrizzleBoy]

This looks like something that could be refined a bit.

[roadie]

Can really see how they are cooling the car there. Lovely shot.

I would imagine the RB style tunnel they are using for the cooling will have to be widened when it gets hot.

[FrukostScones]

wow!

[stefan_]

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[Huntresa]

Interesting that they not only run a lower nose then last year but also that belly thing which if i´m not mistaken produce some downforce?
Seems they possibly generate quite a lot of rear downforce and can thus add more in the front?

What belly thing ? If you mean bulge under nose i havent seen that, got pics ?

[AnthonyG]

They also have a chamber for their exhaust.

[AnthonyG]

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IS this due to the exhaust not being aligned properly?

[stefan_]

[Artur Craft]

I´m gonna root for Sauber next year solely because of the sidepods

It´s the coolest thing since sliced bread.

I hope they didn't miss a trick with this design, though.

I know, I know. It's only early days of testings and laptimes means nothing.

Still, I didn't see a any good long stint from them, yet. I think they are either sandbagging, evaluating things and not caring at all for laptimes, or, the car's design is a failure.

PS: Stefan_ thanks a lot for all pictures you bring here every days

[Nando]

Yea i don´t think anyone really knows.

But from what i´ve read someone said it looked very nimble but that could have been due to lower fuel load then the Force India it was chasing.

I think it would show quite early if there was something very wrong with the car, Ferrari last year for example was reported to look absolutely horrendous from time to time during pre-season testing.

I think they are simply going on with their business, focusing on themselves instead of looking at the pecking order.