Ferrari didn’t limit itself to developing the wings as an adaptation of the SF-23 to the Jeddah track. On the red observed in the Saudi Arabian garage, a modification to the bellies of the red also did not escape notice, which was not declared in the press release that was published by the FIA.
Ferrari SF-23, detail of the more flared belly
Photo by: Jon Noble
The update is easily observable under the mouth of the radiators: even the Ferrari bodywork can be disassembled into several parts and it should therefore come as no surprise that in Maranello they have prepared an update useful for increasing the air flow in the opening to supply more efficiency the flow destined to flow on the bottom.
Another variation is added to this first variation which can be seen at the height of the protuberance of the lower anti-intrusion cone: with the new bodywork the safety element is more “visible” given that the bodywork takes the shape of the tube in carbon. But at that height there is not a step that breaks the continuity of the design of the side, proposing an excavation that extends where there is the showy shell of the sponsor Shell.
The Scuderia wanted to remain faithful to the aerodynamic concept of the F1-75 with very wide bellies, but the attempt to incorporate, at least in outline, the idea of following the concepts of Red Bull RB19 and Aston Martin AMR23 which have much more extreme air passages.
The bottom has also been modified in the sidewalk which now has a decidedly greater upward curvature in the trailing edge with the intention of creating vortices that feed the creation of a more effective “pneumatic skirt” to seal the red with the asphalt as the height from the ground varies.
Ferrari SF-23, technical detail of the new front wing
Photo by: Jon Noble
Perhaps we discover a Ferrari that does not remain “doctrinally” attached to its aerodynamic choices, but begins to experiment with ideas that also go in other directions…
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