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[mads]

i wanna see kimi's 2009 helmet.

[draobpi]

i wanna see kimi's 2009 helmet.

I think he is keeping the 2008 version to redeem it from that horrid last season.

[Dazed1]

Doesnt look too bad

[Robert]

So Ferrari must restyle their engine cover to cover the exposed exhaust?

[Nacho]

So Ferrari must restyle their engine cover to cover the exposed exhaust?

They probably have to pull the exhaust back. I'd think any part of the engine cover that went over that would be considered an aero device.

[Robert]

They probably have to pull the exhaust back. I'd think any part of the engine cover that went over that would be considered an aero device.

Or maybe parts of the engine it's self could be used as an aero device lol.

Ferrari F60 - revised exhaust exits

Ferrari have had to modify the exhaust exits on the side pods of the F60, as seen at its launch at Mugello earlier this month (left diagram). In testing the length of the tailpipes has already been reduced (right diagram). Under the original text of the 2009 technical regulations the Ferrari solution was legal. That changed following a later meeting of the Technical Working Group and FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting, in which it was it was decided that exhaust tailpipes are considered part of the bodywork. With most aerodynamic appendages outlawed for 2009, the fear was that without the change teams may come up with tailpipe shapes designed specifically to have aerodynamic benefits. This has been seen (legally) on cars in the past - for example, the Ferrari F2003 GA had tall, thin tailpipes which acted as fins to better direct airflow towards the back of the car.

[kngrsll]

lol i would have loved to see some of those designs

[MrHahn]

lol i would have loved to see some of those designs

Insider photo of Mclarens new exhausts.

DO NOT POST THIS PICTURE OUTSIDE OF F1-CREW

[DrDickAction]

[yonson]

I was thinking the hello kitty exhaust