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New Diffuser for F10 B Version

Mar 17

Posted by Insider in F1, Ferrari

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Although Ferrari walked away from the Bahrain Grand Prix with a 1-2 finish, the Scuderia is well aware of the fact that they are still behind Red Bull Renault in the championship. After all, hadn’t it been for Vettel’s engine problems, the Maranello based team would have probably settled for 2nd and 3rd overall.

Consequently, a lot of work needs to be done back at Maranello in order to make sure the two Ferrari F10s will walk the walk in 2010. According to the Italian media, it seems the Italians have already started developing an innovative rear diffuser design for a B version of the F10, due to be introduced later this year.

The first rumors about this move had surfaced in the media shortly after the first test of the winter, in Valencia, when Ferrari topped the timing reports. According to Italy’s weekly Autosprint magazine, former Toyota F1 CFD expert Giuseppe Azzollini was employed by the Scuderia in the late months of last season for the sole reason to design a new rear diffuser for the Ferrari F10.

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Double Diffuser Issue Once Again

Feb 8

Posted by Insider in F1, Ferrari

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Ferrari have indeed been quite quick during the first test meeting of the off-season, in Valencia, but that doesn’t mean the Italian technicians won’t pay a great deal of attention to their championship rivals in the upcoming few weeks. In fact, the Scuderia’s technical director Aldo Costa has already raised some issues regarding last year’s controversial double diffuser rules.

According to the Ferrari technical, the aforementioned car part will again be subject to many rule interpretations prior to the start of the 2010 campaign, as all teams have fitted it to their cars differently. Since the FIA rulebook on double diffusers are still very grey, Costa said it will only be a matter of time until a new saga will burst on this topic.

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Double Diffuser Ban from FOTA

Jan 23

Posted by Insider in F1

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The controversial double diffusers will be officially banned from the Formula One championship starting the 2011 season. The news was disclosed by British magazine Autosport’s official website, citing sources close to the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA).

Shortly after the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) announced some reorganizational changes for the upcoming season, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) summoned the members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for a meeting on Thursday to discuss new aerodynamic rules for the 2011 season.

Since the majority of the 2010 cars will be a progression of the last year’s machines (the majority of which were fitted with double diffusers), the ban will only be effective as of 2011 onwards.

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