Right the first launch of the year has been and gone and i must say it was good to see and hear about something new in the world of F1 after the long winter months. So here to begin well I'm going to split the post into five sections. Images, Aerodynamics, Livery, My prediction and Interesting features.
Images:
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www.autosport.com for more images of the launch event and the F150 click on this link:
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/index.php/id/2307
Aerodynamics:
The aerodynamics on the F150 looks quite similar to the F10. the main differences i can see are the nose is slightly more curved than last year, the side pods are more sculpted, new engine cover and rear wing and of course a new diffuser. But Ferrari fans i would not worry at all about the lack of radical visual changes as we still have a long way to go till Bahrain an while watching the launch it was said there is a hell of a lot of changes coming to the car for Bahrain as well as a few innovations according to Ferrari. What i was really wanting to see on the F150 is whether they still had a blown diffuser on their car as there was much debate over whether they could be incorporated into the 2011 cars and it seems on the Ferrari at least they can. On a final point on the aero of the F150 while i was watching the launch i saw some little slits on each side of the monocoque
which looked sort of like the ones Mercedes used on their car last year to blow their rear wing. Could Ferrari have put this system on their car? I'm sure we'll find out in time.
Livery:
I think everyone on the whole planet new the Ferrari was going to be red but regards to the actual livery i quite like it. I really like the new logo they have on the engine cover but also like the Italian flag being on the rear wing whether that will stay there i don't now but for now I'm really liking it there. The rest of the livery is much the same just with a few new names in places but that's not a bad thing as well it looks great.
My prediction:
I can't really make a true prediction just yet as we are yet to see any of the other cars but as this is Ferrari I'm going to predict they will be fighting near the front with the F150 as there always there or there abouts.
Interesting features:
The only interesting feature i heard of was that there K.E.R.S was placed inside the actual fuel tank which i thought weird as what if they have to replace the system because of a fault how long will that take and will it lose them any running time, i don't know really but I'm sure someone as professional as they are wouldn't do it without a good reason.
So that concludes the F150 hope you enjoyed it make sure to subscribe, answer the poll question and follow me on twitter @jack22evans unless something big happens in the next two days the next posts will be on the Renault R31 and the Sauber C31 launches on Monday hope you enjoyed the post and see ya then.
