Carlos Sainz’s crash in the qualifying session for the 2022 Emilia Romagna GP at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari allowed Motorsport photographer Mark Sutton to capture the Ferrari F1-75 while it was being loaded on the tow truck: the images taken by the photographer from below reveal the shapes of the floor which are one of the secrets that teams try to keep out of the eyes of the competition.
It is interesting to note how the regulation ban on the use of turning vanes under the nose and at the beginning of the body has sharpened the imagination of the aerodynamicists of Maranello, who have seen fit to design the lower part of the nose with a keel that tightens precisely to “simulate” the function of the flow deviators that were present until last year.
The lower design of the frame is teardrop on the side of which you can observe the trend of the floor with the two Venturi tubes that serve to produce almost sixty percent of the floor. The image shows what was the philosophy adopted by Ferrari in arranging the four flow conveyors that the regulation allows to be inserted under the leading edge of the tunnels to maximize the flow rate and ensure good air flow.
We can also notice the additional flap above the front splitter, a solution copied from Aston Martin, which has also been taken up by Red Bull here in Imola.
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The expansion of the flow to the difusser is striking in the rear view: having a very narrow gearbox allowed Ferrari to have very wide channels near the “elbow” after the tunnel turns into the diffuser.
At the end of the wooden table, you can see three small vortex generators on each side that are used to turbulate the air in the central area.
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