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Pics and Video: Scuderia Ferrari F60 gets on track
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Formula One teams love a good challenge. As if it weren't difficult enough to dominate at the pinnacle of motorsports, for the 2009 season, each team will have to adapt to a host of new regulations, including the introduction of the KERS regenerative braking systems, the reintroduction of slick tires and significant changes to the aerodynamics package. Still not hard enough? How about cutting the budgets the teams are meant to adapt to the new rules... and then eliminating all the test sessions during the season, leaving just a handful of pre-season runs to get everything up to speed (so to speak). Scuderia Ferrari apparently thought that still wasn't enough, so they've opted to unveil their car earlier than the rest of the field.
Of course that's going to mean a few glitches, and in its first day on the track, the new F60 broke down and was sidelined for most of the day. That's sent the engineers back to the drawing board to work out the glitches, but not before the cameramen could get a few shots and some video footage of the new F60 in action at the Mugello circuit near Florence, Italy. Check 'em out in the updated gallery below and in the video after the jump, and stay tuned for the individual revelations of the rest of the crop of 2009-spec F1 cars, starting with Toyota's this coming Thursday.
Gallery: Scuderia Ferrari F60
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
HotRodzNKustoms 8:18PM (1/14/2009)
Most beautiful Formula 1 car in probably a decade other than the comically small rear wing. Hopefully this provides for some great races
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Scott 8:25PM (1/14/2009)
Not sure I agree that it's so beautiful. Looks a bit odd IMO. That's one HUGE front wing.
Franz 8:35PM (1/14/2009)
The new wings on the latest crop of F1 machines will certainly be a topic for discussion for a while. Personally, I don't think they're all that bad but last season's machines looked better to me. As an avid F1 fan, I can however say without a doubt that if the racing is good I couldn't care less what the cars look like.
RSHammerhand 8:51PM (1/14/2009)
i personally liked the last couple of seasons the best, like 05, 06, 07. i'ld have to look at pics though.
still dont know too much about F1 so question, smaller rear wing means less passing at higher speeds and slicks more passing at lower speeds? ie corners?
Mobius_1 8:58PM (1/14/2009)
I like the clean-ness of the 09 machines, although the front wing looks too wide, and/or the rear wing looks too narrow, just the two not in proportion. However, I don't watch F1 because of how good the vehicles look, but for the action (lacking sometimes, although Brazil and Singapore more than made up for it) and I hope there is indeed more overtaking next year.
Go Kimi!
Hike15 9:29PM (1/14/2009)
i prefer last years f1 car with its wider wing
it was a smoother look
AZZO45b 10:49PM (1/14/2009)
Most beautiful????? To who... Stevie Wonder??????
Tom Winch 2:58AM (1/15/2009)
I agree with you, but judging by your rating, I'm one of the few. Yes, the wide front wing looks ungainly and the narrow rear wing looks like it belongs on a Star Mazda car, but if you get past the look of the wings the sleekness of the body of the car, especially the nose, is beautiful and not having all the various winglets all over the car really adds to the beauty of it. Ferrari does seem to be playing loose with the rules concerning the mirror mounts though. They look to be aero bits to better direct air to that narrower rear wing. It will be interesting to see if they're still there when the season starts.
noodlz 12:12PM (1/15/2009)
It WOULD be the best F1 car if it weren't for the disproportionate wings...back wing looks ridiculous.
Nuieve 8:35PM (1/14/2009)
Those new cars look stupid.
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AZZO45b 10:45PM (1/14/2009)
The ultra NARROW rear wing & extremely WIDE front wings is what makes them look "stupid". Massa looks like he is driving the F60 back to the pit after smashing the back wing (the lighting in the photo adds to the "stupid" look).
Its a shame... FIA finally bans the aero overkill & then intros what looks like F2000 size rear wings + 70's style F5000 front wings!!! :( :( :(
I'm no aero expert... but how about return to the '08 spec wing BUT lower it to just above the rear wheels? It would give some downforce in the corners but reduce stability at high speeds. Bravest drivers would be found??
why not the LS2LS7? 3:04AM (1/15/2009)
That wouldn't accomplish their goals.
The idea of the narrow higher rear wing and wide front one is that a car following behind should experience a reduced loss of front downforce (i.e. cornering) to the car behind, because the rear wing on the car in front won't mess up the airflow over the entire front wing of the rear car, just for the middle 1/2 of it.
AZZO45b 7:32PM (1/15/2009)
My guess with the low & wide, single element rear wing is that it would provide some downforce , but be low enough to control turbuant air coming off the rear bodywork & tires. Seems like the small/ narrow/ & high rear wing created MORE issues with "bad air".
In early tests, drivers have reported no big difference when racing behind other cars. Perhaps a GP might change that.
pmiddle5 8:38PM (1/14/2009)
so ugly and no power =(
I want my wide track and 900hp back!
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Fooman 8:38PM (1/14/2009)
No more traction control and a rear wing that size... hmm, I see alot of crashes this year....
Also what is up with the rain tires?
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AZZO45b 10:51PM (1/14/2009)
TC was gone in 2008... but your point is well taken. Remember the slicks will also add some non aero grip.
jsams4131 11:01PM (1/14/2009)
I was wondering the same exact thing abt the rain tires. maybe it was early morning and still damp out or something...and someone said they were nixing slicks...but they are actually bringing them back this season.
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Overall I dont think the car looks bad beacuse it retains its overall shape, I think the most notable change (when ppl finally get over the wing..rules are rules..even though the people making them suck as well) is the lack of intermediate aero winglets and flaps which i think made the cars all the more desirable to look at. with out a doubt the Ferrari and Mc Laren Chasis from last year was probably my favorite when it came chasis development from past years, but i still cant believe the amounts of money that went into those minor advancements..even before brazil last season mc laren said they spent "x" millions of dollars just for the last race.
paul34 8:44PM (1/14/2009)
Wow, those guys need to shut the hell up. How dare they talk over the sex that was otherwise coming out of my speakers?
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B 9:14PM (1/14/2009)
I dont see the purpose of nixing slick tires
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SteveJ 9:18PM (1/14/2009)
Is it just me or do those tires look incredibly dorky? Like balloons or something.
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