Despite the closed doors and the absence of television coverage (which will instead take place in Bahrain), the Barcelona tests allowed us to take a first deeper look at the technological solutions introduced by the teams, which will obviously be refined more and more. towards the first race of the new season.
There Ferrari responded very well in terms of curiosity regarding the shapes and bellies, particularly hollowed out, and the triangular airbox and the snout. Dwelling on this last element, the Cavallino engineers aimed at a project totally in contrast with the habits of the pastand not only with regard to the shapes and profiles used by the competition.
Until last year, in fact, we have always seen a front wing as a single piece from the tip of the nose to the attachment to the body at the height of the suspension. On the F1-75, on the other hand, it features a solution divided into two partsas highlighted in the zoom below.
In addition to the attachment point, the front part has a new “cut” approximately at the height of the first wing flap, effectively isolating the final part of the nose. But what are the reasons and advantages who pushed towards an idea of this kind? Having the muzzle split into two blocks could allow for it more frequent development of the final part, without necessarily having to undergo a complete redesign of the entire component and, consequently, new crash tests. Other advantages are identified, consequently, in faster development times It is in the cost containmentthe latter fundamental with the introduction of the budget cap.
There has been frequent talk of one in the past two weeks F1-75 very versatile and able to evolve rapidly over the course of the season, adapting to the needs and, why not, also to the solutions introduced by rivals. In practical terms, a solution like the one presented on the nose makes the idea of this concept clearer.
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