Ruh-Roh: Ferrari's new F1 car already in trouble
Click above to view the new Scuderia Ferrari F60 in high resolution
Scuderia Ferrari chose to unveil its new car for the 2009 F1 season before anyone else, so while other teams were assuredly tweaking their designs up until the last minute, Ferrari's was already out on the track. And now it seems there are some problems with the F60's design.
For starters, the exhausts are being reported as illegal. While the other cars revealed so far have inboard exhaust pipes, the Ferrari's protrude from the bodywork in contravention of new aerodynamic regulations. On top of that, Ferrari seems to be having trouble with its new jumbo front wing, which could explain why, with Fiorano snowed in, the team opted to run test laps at its own Mugello track instead of Algarve in Portugal where the rest of the teams are testing, presumably to be closer to the factory. An organization as large and streamlined as Ferrari should have no trouble fixing these problems before the start of the season, which hasn't even kicked off yet. Looks like this is going to be another one of those seasons.
Gallery: Scuderia Ferrari F60
[Source: F1-Live]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shardm 7:18PM (1/20/2009)
At least there aren't any errant fuel hoses on it
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Franz 7:55PM (1/20/2009)
Ferrari is well known for bending the rules as far as they will go... and you can't blame them for it either. I'm willing to bet someone taddled...
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Jared 8:03PM (1/20/2009)
Rules are ment to be pushed to their limits. Especially in sports. Thats what makes things fun. Look at football and being able to call a T.O. durring field goal before a kicker kicks the ball, but after the ball is snapped to the holder.
Franz 8:48PM (1/20/2009)
I agree with you 100%. Those who are willing to push boundaries and innovate are the ones that either do brilliantly or fail miserably... and both are usually very entertaining to watch. I have no problem with Ferrari bending the rules: if there's gray area in the rule book, exploit it.
AZZO45b 10:03PM (1/20/2009)
The mirror & their "aero" attachments look a tad on the edge of the rules as well.
Robino 12:56PM (1/21/2009)
Completely wrong. Cars cannot be illegal until scrutineering on the first race weekend. They could have announced a car with 5 wheels and it wouldn't be illegal unless they ran it over a race weekend.
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