Scuderia Ferrari has focused the developments of the SF21 on the rear, but an attempt to improve the efficiency of the front has also been made by redesigning the nose according to the limits dictated by the rules that prohibit carrying out a new homologation crash test, having spent the tokens somewhere else.
Ferrari wants to discover the potential of the SF21: the Maranello team plans to get back on top after the disastrous 2020 championship ended in sixth place in the Constructors’ World Championship.
In Maranello they worked to clean up the new Red car from the problems that had affected the disappointing SF1000.
The technicians led by Enrico Cardile have modified the rear end of the car in a particular way by spending the two development tokens on the gearbox and the suspension, but have not given up on the idea of improving the aerodynamic efficiency of the front despite the constraint of maintaining the same deformable front structure, not being able to carry out a new crast test since the nose was homologated last year.
The Ferrari aerodynamic engineers managed to get their hands on the nose, integrating the cape with the pylons that support the front wing.
In addition to gaining something in aerodynamic efficiency, by reducing drag, it can be seen how the flow pattern has changed in the double bulkhead that has been created between the mantle support and the channel between the pylons and the nose.
The air intake that feeds the S-duct has also changed and now has a much less rounded shape, increasing the flow rate that carries the flow from under the nose above the chassis.
Facelift or effective development? We will find out tomorrow from the results on the track …
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