2012 Ferrari F1 car

[Jeff Shyu]

is the ugly bump a regulation thing, or because they wanted to out-ugly everyone else?

[Steve Ekstrand]

I would love to understand the airflow on these designs. Wild stuff.

So many things I'd like to know. So little time, storage, and processing power.

[Will Kalman]

More like a rules-flow thing...

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/01/2 ... nd-trends/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"So now the area ahead of the front bulkhead must be lower than 55cm. However the monocoque behind this area can remain as high as 62.5cm. Thus in order to strive to retain the aero gains teams will keep a high chassis and then have the nose cone flattened up against this 55cm maximum height. Thus we will see these platypus noses, wide and flat in order to keep the area beneath deformable structure clear for better airflow. The radiussed chassis sides are still allowed so we will also see this 7.5cm step merged into the humps a top of the chassis."

[Jeff Shyu]

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/01/2 ... nd-trends/

very cool writeup. thanks for the link, Will!

[Mako Koiwai]

250F, :heyes: now available as a modern replica, the Tipo 250 ... notice the discreet winglets behind the front wheels:

http://www.motorsportretro.com/2012/02/tipo-250/

[Justin Tsang]

Looks like a LEGO car

[Doug Kott]

is the ugly bump a regulation thing, or because they wanted to out-ugly everyone else?

"It's not a toomah. It's not a toomah, at all." --A. Schwarzenegger