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A NEAT AERODYNAMIC PACKAGE
Further evidence of Ferrari going for a new aerodynamic concept can be found in the new-look airbox inlet. While the aperture, which feeds air to the turbo, had been triangular since 2012, it now has a more conventional half-circle shape. The revised inlet also drops rearward a few centimetres before going up again.
This revamped layout thus creates a small hollow in the area where the leading edge of the engine cover begins. Two winglets have also been added atop the engine cover in order to better channel the airflow towards the rear wing (similar aero elements were already present on last year’s Williams FW37). However, the cooling louvre that used to feature in the area has been removed.
The two wastegate tailpipes are running along the main exhaust tailpipe, from which they are separate as requested by the new technical regulations. The front and rear wings are 2015 specs but both elements are bound to change quickly.
Finally, the car’s floor has kept its nine-slot setup, which first appeared at the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix and aimed at fending off tyre squirt. In channeling the high-pressure airflow coming from above the floor through the slots, engineers at Maranello look to re-energise the flow on the diffuser’s edges, which in turn will help divert the air turbulence produced by the rotation of the wheels.
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