With just a few days until the second pre-season testing session, which takes place next week at the Bahrain International circuit, there is a lot of excitement to see what upgrades the Formula 1 teams will bring on track. For now we have only got a glimpse of some of the innovations the teams have come up with for 2022’s new rules and regulations based on what could be seen in the first pre-season testing session.
As we wait for the second test, let’s look at some of the key features noticed on the Ferrari F1-75 car.
The Italian side’s new challenger for the 2022 Formula 1 season seems to be a well-designed car, particularly with the unique concept of the top of the sidepods sporting venting gills which extend towards the engine cover.
Based on the images from Barcelona, it could be said that Ferrari’s F1-75 car seems to be a mix between the aerodynamic solutions adopted by Red Bull and Mercedes but, apart from that, it seems that many details are less obviously visible compared to its two rivals.
The volumes of the sidepods seem bigger then Red Bull and Mercedes and it looks like there are not any special features when it comes to suspension elements or packaging. Several details of the car point to the fact that Ferrari conducted a thorough aerodynamic which resulted in every single detail of the F1-75 car.
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One fascinating key solution is the double splitter, something we have also seen on the Aston Martin’s AMR22’s design in a similar way and highlights the airflow management under the floor. The floor will actually be one of the most important factors in terms of downforce produced and so far things look positive for the Maranello team. But of course its still early days and a lot can change until the start of the season. For now, the fact that the Ferrari car was still able to produce good lap times despite being one most ferociously affected by ‘porpoising’ bodes well for the Maranello team’s prospects.
The stall of the front wing on the Ferrari F1-75 car produces an higher loss of downforce at the level of the leading edge of the floor channels compared to other cars, underlining the huge gap between the load produced by the floor and the one generated by the upper bodywork.
In short, numbers speak of a loss of 20 per cent of front end downforce in the triggering first phase of porpoising.
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