The only real noticeable change to me is the higher nose. It will be the underneath of the car where the real design genius will take place. The general lines of the car are nice but not too keen on the livery. The white and red arrangements look a bit stuck on, but i suppose thats sponsorship for you. If that wins at monza the photographers will have a field day with that tricolore on the rear wing.
When I first saw the car, I thought "WHAT? Another F10?" But on closer inspection I see there is many differences, and the F150 has a lot of potential. Having said that, the aerodynamics of the car look very basic - but then Ferrari said that before the launch their main focus was the interior of the car, and from now until Bahrain, they will be introducing various aerodynamic components - hopefully ones that are more innovative and create discussion.
This morning Fernando Alonso, "the most complete driver on the grid" and the "most accomplished car developer in the wind tunnel" tooks the wraps of the Ferrari F150, the first car with his true 100% input, it is certain to be special. Remember Alonso took a midfield Renault and turned it into a stunning car, and taught McLaren in 2007 how to build a car as the only driver who was interested in helping the team improve. Last year, in a Ferrari that was terrible he came within a whisker of the title, outdriving all other competitors in the process, particularly at Korea where he proceeded to drive 4 seconds a lap faster than the entire field, due to his tremendous wet weather skills, tyre management, talent and intelligence. Senna-esque. Just imagine Korea 2011, I am sure Fernando is aiming for 6 seconds a lap faster, thus making sure no-one qualifies within 107% of his time. Legendary feats lay ahead for Alonso the conqueror. So how great do you think the 2011 Ferrari F150 will be with Alonso's input? Are you looking forward to him doing the double Grand Chelem at Singapore? Discuss. Pole Vault. Javelin.
Has been merged. EL_NANDO, You make a good point about Alonso trying to help the team improve. We all know how the stolen Ferrari info was "widespread", so by Alonso doing the right thing and telling the FIA, it helped McLaren improve - now they do not cheat!
A good analysis of the F150: http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/ferrari-f150-launch-detail-analysis/ Is it just me, or does the new logo look very similar to Marlboro's logo? please log in to view this image
of course it does jose. Its still subliminal but obviously Ferrari have registered this new logo as the Ferrari teams logo so nobody can touch it. The Ducati logo is the same
with El Nando, "the most complete driver on the grid" and the "most accomplished car developer in the wind tunnel" and from there on in it just gets better and better.
It's a good looking car, although I wish the front wing had a but less white on it. No shark fin!! Whooop! I expect a lot of changes before Bahrain. The Pirelli tires look good on the Ferrari. I can't wait to see the Mclaren and Red Bull.
More pictures of the launch here, with the car on track: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/other/2011/556.html
Is it me or does the new F150 in pic #6 of DHCanary's link look like the F150 is about to take off? would cure the getting past Petrov problem should the situation rise again.
Apparently, a Spanish TV report showed Alonso talking to Massa as he came out of the car, and he said, 'It is better in the corners than last year'
It's interesting that Ferrari have chosen the push rod suspension and not the pull rod. It's expected most teams will adopt the pull rod system, I wonder if Ferrari have something clever up their sleeves?
I'd guess that they must do, as otherwise they'd adopt pull rod for the better centre of gravity. The only alternative is that the way they positioned something else inside the car makes pull rod impossible, maybe the KERS is in a different position to other teams? Was it just red bull last year with pull rod, and have any other teams confirmed they will use it?
Ferrari says that an 'extreme' solution to its rear suspension design has allowed it to stick with the push-rod set-up for this year's F150. Before the launch of the team's 2011 challenger, many were expecting Ferrari to opt for the Red Bull Racing-led route of a pull-rod suspension at the rear - which theoretically can allow for better aerodynamic packaging. However, Ferrari's 2011 challenger has stuck with the more traditional push-rod layout - which can have some advantages in terms of component placement and produces different performance characteristics. The team's chief designer Nikolas Tombazis reckons that Ferrari has been able to keep all the benefits of the push-rod layout without suffering any drawbacks in terms of the aerodynamic layout at the rear of the car. "We evaluated different suspension configurations, and also pull-rod suspension like the one Red Bull introduced," he explained at the launch of the new Ferrari F150 on Friday. "There are different possibilities - one is for aero volumes and we have found a way, which is not so visible on the car right now, to reduce the volume of the push rod suspension in an extreme way. "That means we could reduce the rear volume, so our version is far more compact compared to the previous ones. We believe we have reached a similar level of packaging to the other ones." http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89132
I hope and in depth report on Team Lotus/Virgin will be added after Monday ( I can't remember who it was that was supposed to reveal their car on Monday). If not, it'll show that this forum is completely biased. And it'll loose a mark in my 'test'!!
