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[mads]

it looks fucking awesome.

[Polish]

I'm still not a fan of the wing, but I have to say, the car looks a lot better than what I was expecting.

[mads]

I'm still not a fan of the wing, but I have to say, the car looks a lot better than what I was expecting.

it kinda reminds me of a lawnmower

[mads]

[Polish]

Some Comparisons

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Top:

[Polish]

Side:

[mads]

Some Comparisons

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2006

2004

[mads]

looks like theyre still using the f2004 basis

[vietlol]

I like the top-down view, all the others not so much

[tefnut]

holy fucking shit

yes

WIN

slicks too

[mads]

i really like it, not as much as the F2008 But its much better looking compared to the BMW

[mads]

i like how they managed to transform the mirrors into aero devices.

[MrHahn]

Love the sharp, curved nose. Somehow reminds me of old. Shame there isnt a really good photo showing the rear wing in proportion to the car (rear 3/4). Testing pics should be in today/tomorrow hopefully.

F60 name =

[kngrsll]

AW HELL YEAH!!!

i knew ferrari would pull through. i am surprised they have revealed so much aero though.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

Love the sharp, curved nose. Somehow reminds me of old. Shame there isnt a really good photo showing the rear wing in proportion to the car (rear 3/4). Testing pics should be in today/tomorrow hopefully.

F60 name =

The car has been named as a way of celebrating the fact that Ferrari are the only team to have competed in each of the 60 years of the Formula One world championship.

nobody else on the grid can claim that. of course some people will still associate the F60 to the Enzo..

[Shi]

long ass nose for ballast to move weight distribution forward I guess

[_R_]

i see no KERS system or cooling ducts for it...

[Redliner]

I loooove the sharp nose and the body! But the narrow rear wing and the big front wing still have to go, altho it looks a lot better now. At least my stomach doesn't churn looking at it.

Are wheel covers still allowed?

[_R_]

At a low-key event at Mugello today, Ferrari launched their 2009 car, called simply the F60. Despite being built to the dramatically different 2009 rules, the car appears to retain the DNA of its predecessor.

Now equipped with a KERS system, slicks and bodywork to meet the new rules, the car is the first chance we have seen to see a definitive 2009 car. Slightly shorter than the F2008, the F60 cleverly exploits every blind spot in the bodywork rules to recoup the 50% loss in downforce from its smaller wings and diffuser.

Looking at the front wing, the outer spans are the important bits as the middle section is made to the FIA template. Ferrari have a simple initial wing design, supplemented by small cascade wings elements fitted to the end plate (the new rules do not allow bridge wings). The endplates themselves now aim to sweep around the outside of the front tyre: to aid this a small fence has been added to the footplate.

Inside the end plate is the mechanism that will allow the front wing flap to adjust up and down once per lap under the drivers control. There will be no 'nose hole' this year as the new rules preclude it.

Despite the aim of the Overtaking Working Group's derived rules to ban bargeboards, there are a three spots where Ferrari have found space. Two small vanes have been added below the chassis near the lower front wishbone mounts. These are followed by a larger vane low down just ahead of the sidepod.

The sidepod fronts are the main area of aerodynamic freedom, as they are described in the rules as the area for side impact protection and thus excluded from the limitations placed on the three volumes making up the rearward part of the sidepod. To exploit this, Ferrari have shortened the sidepod front as much as possible to allow more vanes to be added.

As this area still needs to contain the side impact protection, a curious extension to the upper front of the sidepod has been added. Nick Tombaziz said this was for aerodynamic reasons rather than for a side impact structure.

The rearward bargeboard encroaches into this area and a pod wing rises up from the floor to also form the rear view mirror housing. Further back along the sidepod, the F60 makes the most of the openings allowed under the rules for cooling. Both the exhaust outlet area is maximised as well as the opening, supposedly for suspension to pass through.

Despite these openings and the 18,000rpm limit, the sidepods still need more cooling outlets and the coke bottle shape extends to the rear axle line in order to create the main exit, which is almost oval in shape.

The diffuser and rear wing appear to be simple initial interpretations of the new rules: these along with the front wing and sidepod front will no doubt evolve as testing continues.

Mechanically the car sports a new Brembo braking system and new geometry for the front suspension to maximise use of the slick tyres. The engine, coded as the 056, has been re-tuned to 18,000rpm limit and to last three race weekends as per the new rules.

The engine has been submitted to the FIA for homologation and the changes largely have involved inlet and exhaust tuning, as well as oil and fuel development. Still allied to a carbon titanium gearbox, the power train now includes the KERS system, which appears to drive its motor\generator off the front of the engine.

Additional cooling inlets have appeared in the front of the sidepods to cool the additional control units for the electrics. The system had yet to run on track before the launch, but Gilles Simon confirms it is in use on the launch car. To allow the driver to use the KERS boost a conspicuous "K" button has been added to the revised steering wheel.

The car made its first laps this morning and running will continue this afternoon.

[DrDickAction]

i like how they managed to transform the mirrors into aero devices.

on the little virtual tour I was rotating around the car, saw them, and was thinking to myself, wait what the fuck is that...i had to scroll over to the other side of the car to figure out that they were

[DrDickAction]

long ass nose for ballast to move weight distribution forward I guess

either that or picking grubs out of tree bark

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

it looks fucking awesome.

just a chop to see what it would look like with '08-like wider rear wings..

[DrDickAction]

i see no KERS system or cooling ducts for it...

the intake is differently shaped, maybe a bit bigger...since they're only going to 18k, maybe they have some extra air for KERS?

[DrDickAction]

just a chop to see what it would look like with '08-like wider rear wings..

still looks slightly out of balance with the giant front wing...

All in all, better than I expected, but the rear wing is still painfully ugly.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

the intake is differently shaped, maybe a bit bigger...since they're only going to 18k, maybe they have some extra air for KERS?

under the sidepod, there are circular holes on either side..