Analysis: why trade a Ferrari at top speed for better cornering?

for Ferrari, the aerodynamic concept of the car, by 2020, in depth. The car needs to be faster in the corners, but the top speed will be lower. How does it work and why has Ferrari, this concept is chosen?

The car is in 2019 and was a rocket on the side of the

and The SF90 is known for its high-speed. This was not only because of the Ferrari is the strongest engine on the grid, but it's also because the car has a lack of down-force (downforce) produced. The downward pressure is primarily generated by the front and rear wing and the floor of the car.

as a result of this deficiency was that the car was very hard to come on tracks where top speed is important, such as Spa-Francorchamps and Monza.

Why is it that a car is faster because of a lack of downforce?

most of The means of downforce generation on a vehicle can have a detrimental effect if it is in a straight line is to be driven. Think of it, especially on the front wing and the rear wing, but also many of the smaller deflectors for the car park now full, will be installed.

That will add to aerodynamic drag. The engine of the vehicle, therefore, there is more difficulty with this due to the air pushing it. In English, it is in a drag voice, which is, literally, 'drag' really means.

as soon As there will be less resources in the car at the same time, that downforce is generated, the car is faster. This is the principle behind the COMMITTEE, which is a Drag Reduction System, it means (loosely translated as: luchtweerstandafnamesysteem). As a part of the band was not in the wind depends on the vehicle parameters.

The Ferrari was last year, so less downforce than the Red Bull and Mercedes, so it is less aerodynamic drag. That is why the car is faster in a straight line.

a Lot of the elements that make up the wind and hang out, so that the wings provide air resistance. (Photo: Pro-Shots).

Why get a Ferrari from?

at the end of a Formula 1 car, to more of a downward push with a lot of speed. In most of the circuits on the calendar, there are a lot more bends than at Spa and Monza.

in The car, usually have more time in the corners than on the straights, so you have more time. In addition, wear on the tires, and less with the more down-force, as it is less hard, need to work on it.

the relationship between The time on the straights and lose it in the turns, picked up the last of the season, many of the circuits are wrong for the Italian world-class team. For example, the race in Hungary, which Sebastian Vettel in a minute of the winner, Lewis Hamilton crossed the finish line was.

So said by Mattia Binotto, during the wintertests in Barcelona that will have the technicians, 'as far as possible downforce on the new SF1000 have been added".

The nose of the Ferrari was in the number two hole. Behind it, a horizontal, a cape, and a set of deflectors. (Photo: )
How does a Ferrari do that?

Last season, put a Ferrari already have a lot of time in front of the car. In Singapore, the team will have a revised nose with the two holes on the tip, and a so-called 'cape', below. That should be a onderdrukgebied to generate, so you have more downward pressure.

of Course, there are also new front and rear wings. In addition, the bodywork around the engine as lean as possible. Because of this, there is more air space between the rear wheels, where a lot of downforce will be generated. It is primarily intended for the diffuser is on the car, as effectively as possible. This is the tunnelvorm sloping end of the floor, in which a negative pressure is created. The car sucks itself to the tarmac. This method is also a little drag on it.

now, in The bodywork and around the engine as lean as possible to keep the air between the rear wheel by a stream. (Photo: )

, And it is this approach successful?

By Binotto and its drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc there was still a bit of a mystery, but the drivers have been pleased with the stability of the vehicle. Especially Vettel, is known as a driver, that is, a stable, cornering is required.

in Particular, the rear end of the car must be seen, as solid as a house. He pointed out that a serious improvements on the new car.

Binotto said that his team will be a price to pay for it on the side of the building. The extent to which this team is going to interfere with the question. It is still unclear if the new Ferrari engine in Barcelona on at power turn. And how hard that is do to the air around it to push it.

The diffuser is at the rear of the Ferrari and SF1000. (Photo: )

Friday's ride, Charles Leclerc on the final day of the wintertests in Barcelona, spain. The first Grand Prix of the 2020's, it is on the 15th of march in Melbourne.

Date Of Update: 28 February 2020, 09:00