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The Formula 1 2011/2012 Off-Season Thread |OT| The Year of the Red Bull

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Edmond Dantès

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Edmond Dantès

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Ferrari press release.
The F2012 is the fifty eighth car built by Ferrari with the express purpose of taking part in the Formula 1 World Championship. It adopts a well established tradition of being named after its year of manufacture.

The project, which goes by the internal code number of 663, constitutes the Scuderia’s interpretation of the technical and sporting regulations that apply this year: the main changes when compared to 2011 concern the height of the front section of the chassis, the position of the exhaust pipes and the mapping for the electronic engine management. Practically every area of the car has been fundamentally revised, starting with the suspension layout: both the front and rear feature pull-rods, aimed at favouring aerodynamic performance and lowering the centre of gravity. The front wing is derived from the one introduced on the 150º Italia in the final part of its racing life and has been evolved from there. Further evolutions are planned in this area for the opening races of the season. The nose has a step in it that is not aesthetically pleasing: with the requirement from the regulations to lower the front part, this was a way of raising the bottom part of the chassis as much as possible for aerodynamic reasons. The sides have been redesigned, through modifications to the side impact structures, the repositioning of the radiators and revisions to all aerodynamic elements. The lower part of the rear of the car is much narrower and more tapered, a feature achieved partly through a new gearbox casing and a relocation of some mechanical components. In recent years, the area of exhausts has been crucial in terms of car performance and much effort was expended on this front, based on changes to the regulations introduced this year. The rear wing is conceptually similar to the one used in 2011, but every detail of it has been revised and it is now more efficient. Naturally, it is still fitted with DRS (a drag reduction system,) which is operated hydraulically. The front and rear air intakes for the brakes have been redesigned and work was carried out in collaboration with Brembo to optimise the braking system.

The engine in the F2012 is an evolution of the one that powered last year’s car, which is inevitable given that the technical regulations forbid any modification to internal components aimed at increasing performance. Furthermore, much effort has gone into improving its installation in the new chassis, so as not to penalise the aerodynamics of the car. Another area on which the Maranello engine specialists have been working is performance drop off, with the aim of maintaining the highest possible performance level throughout each engine’s cycle of use, which has now reached an average life of three races. The electronic management of the engine has been revised based on the modifications to the rules regarding the use of exhaust gases, a task that has required a great deal of attention and many hours on the test bed. The kinetic energy recovery system maintains its low central location in the car – a choice also aimed at maximising safety – and has undergone an update directed mainly at reducing its weight and at improving the efficiency of some of its components. Several decades of technical collaboration with Shell has seen further progress on the fuel and lubricants front, revolving around improving performance in absolute terms and on durability over the life cycle of the engines, as well as reducing consumption. As usual, great attention has been paid to the electronics on the car, especially in terms of reducing weight and, obviously, reliability.

As always at Ferrari, a great deal of time has been devoted to the performance and optimisation of the materials used, right from the design stage of each of around six thousand components that make up the car. In part, this is done to ensure that all operations carried out at the race track are as efficient and effective as possible. Obviously, quality control remains a crucial aspect, as does the goal of reaching maximum levels of performance and reliability, while maintaining the highest possible safety standards.

With a reduction in the number of days available for track testing before the start of the Championship, which has dropped from fifteen to twelve, preparatory work on the test beds prior to the car’s track debut, has taken on even more importance. The three test sessions – at Jerez de la Frontera and Barcelona – will serve to get a picture of the handling of the F2012 and to adapt it to the Pirelli tyres. Indeed, getting the most out of the tyres has been an area that has seen a lot of work both at the design stage and in how the activities at the track are to be managed. The car is due to undergo a very intensive development programme over the first part of the season, especially on the aerodynamic front.
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modulaire

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I really hope the design of McLaren works and the others teams don't have an considerable advantage because they are "raising the bottom part of the chassis as much as possible for aerodynamic reasons."
 
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brotkasten

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Lucius86 said:
Pretty much.

So, basically in the looks department, the Force India falls from being the best looking car, which now McLaren has taken over.
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He's such a god, he can't be bothered with winning races and good starts?

And yes, if it wasn't for the livery, the McLaren would look really good.
 
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ArtaxLives

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Good grief these are some of the ugliest F1 cars I have seen for some time.

I might have to support Mclaren this year just in the hopes that the pretty cars will return!

I originally thought there would be a channel on the nose between the the the suspension arms (Like the old nose on the Redbull). But the current design seems like a large slab of resistance right at the front of the car... Maybe, as others have said, it will act as a mini wing and create downforce over the front wheels.
 
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bobnowhere

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Pull-rod front and rear suspension on the Ferrari!!

This nose nonsense will be ruled out next year, for all his faults, Bernie is pretty good at getting horrendously ugly things banned under the guise of safety. Although he still hasn't outlawed the ridiculous wings on modern F1 cars, so maybe there isn't much hope.
 
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Lucius86

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brotkasten said:
He's such a god, he can't be bothered with winning races and good starts?

And yes, if it wasn't for the livery, the McLaren would look really good.
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It's not that he cannot be bothered (you also forgot about his qualifying performances) - he's just such an amazing being he is insanely generous for letting other people have a chance.

Personally I love the look of the new McLaren. Next is Caterham, then Ferrari, then FI.
 
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jey_16

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I don't mind the Ferrari....the nose isn't great but the rest of the car looks good, interesting exauhst solution as well. As long as its fast, that's all that matters
 
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Adam Scott Aukerman

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bobnowhere said:
Pull-rod front and rear suspension on the Ferrari!!

This nose nonsense will be ruled out next year, for all his faults, Bernie is pretty good at getting horrendously ugly things banned under the guise of safety. Although he still hasn't outlawed the ridiculous wings on modern F1 cars, so maybe there isn't much hope.
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It won't happen next year because the bulkhead limits are changing. For some reason they just decided to split the switch to lower nose regulations into two stages.
 
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navanman

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jey_16 said:
I don't mind the Ferrari....the nose isn't great but the rest of the car looks good, interesting exauhst solution as well. As long as its fast, that's all that matters
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Looks like Ferrari are blowing the rear tyres rather than the rear wing.
 
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Shaneus

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brotkasten said:
Get your eyes checked. The FI is HIDEOUS. The Ferrari looks beautiful compared to that ... thing.
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Yeah, I think I was mostly eyeballing the colour scheme/livery. The car itself is far, far beyond repair. Just... WHAT THE FUCK?!?

So, what's the percentages so far on good/shit looking cars. McLaren doing pretty fucking well so far, everyone else has created The Homer.


Lucius86 said:
It's not that he cannot be bothered (you also forgot about his qualifying performances) - he's just such an amazing being he is insanely generous for letting other people have a chance.

Personally I love the look of the new McLaren. Next is Caterham, then Ferrari, then FI.
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Agreed on both counts. Can almost guarantee RBR's effort will be completely different to at least everyone except McLaren. No way would they let an ugly car out.

Still hoping STR have something that doesn't look like an RBR B-car.



Can anyone find me the rules that have lead to those disgusting nose designs? From what I can tell, at least the front of the car has to be almost parallel with the ground?
 
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brotkasten

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Shaneus said:
Can anyone find me the rules that have lead to those disgusting nose designs? From what I can tell, at least the front of the car has to be almost parallel with the ground?
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From Scrabs:
So now the area ahead of the front bulkhead must be lower than 55cm. However the monocoque behind this area can remain as high as 62.5cm. Thus in order to strive to retain the aero gains teams will keep a high chassis and then have the nose cone flattened up against this 55cm maximum height.
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Adamm

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Apart from the nose the ferrari looks pretty sweet. Hopefully its fast!

Wonder are mclaren going to be the only one without the funny nose
 
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Foliorum Viridum

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I don't get comments like “other than the nose“ because you can't overlook that. You'd never fuck a girl if she had a great body but a nose that was deformed.

The noses ruin the entire car.
 
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brotkasten

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Zeppu said:
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Perfect.
Foliorum Viridum said:
I don't get comments like “other than the nose“ because you can't overlook that. You'd never fuck a girl if she had a great body but a nose that was deformed.

The noses ruin the entire car.
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You know, I have to say the Ferrari doesn't look that bad. It's not a glamorous supermodel like the MP4-27, but it still looks much better than the other cars, because the nose isn't so weirdly u-shaped.
 
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Adamm

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So what innovative about this ferrari?
They have been talking about 'innovation' so much over the summer, what have they done?
 
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S. L.

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Adamm said:
So what innovative about this ferrari?
They have been talking about 'innovation' so much over the summer, what have they done?
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from what i can see on the pics

front pullrod suspension
seemingly blown rear brakeduct
external side crash structure

also the FI is probably the ugliest car so far
 
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Psychotext

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Foliorum Viridum said:
You'd never fuck a girl if she had a great body but a nose that was deformed.
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You aint fucking her nose. As the old saying goes, you don't look at the mantlepiece when you're poking the fire.

Have you never heard of doggy style or reverse cowgirl? :p

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Seems they've done a great job at the back there. I guess the most important question is "Will it be fast?".
 
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John_B

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Is the ugly nose the clever solution or just the obvious solution? Surely McLaren must have looked at the ugly nose during their development.
 
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Shaneus

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So is this the single biggest seasonal leap between good looking cars and bad looking cars? I think of the last 20 years or so, it's not far off.
 
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Lucius86

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brotkasten said:
I wonder how many times Newey facepalmed at those designs.
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I'm sure Newey couldn't give a rat's ass how good his cars look - as long as they are fast.

Foliorum Viridum said:
If McLaren are the only car without the spastic nose then they deserve to win by default.
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I'm okay with this, as long as it's Button as WDC.

Psychotext said:
You aint fucking her nose. As the old saying goes, you don't look at the mantlepiece when you're poking the fire.

Have you never heard of doggy style or reverse cowgirl? :p
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The noses are just plain awful. No getting around it.
 
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