I wouldn't put it past them trying to justify the exhaust as a brake cooling device. Remember the wheel discs ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
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I wouldn't put it past them trying to justify the exhaust as a brake cooling device. Remember the wheel discs ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
No change in suspension (to pullrod like Red Bull) because the gearbox is homologated so mounting the pullrod is impossible.
It is the casing that is homologated, so as to ensure that gear layout cannot be altered. However any decent designer would be able to design bolt-on brackets to take revised suspension mounting points, if required. Other teams, are capable of changing layout, so why not Ferrari?Quote:
Originally Posted by pallone col bracciale
The more I think about it the more I believe they will stick with the push rod configuration!Quote:
Originally Posted by pallone col bracciale
http://www.formula1.com/wi/597x478/s.../d10eur188.jpg
RedBull still employ heat sensors on the exterior of its suspension. Just not as substantially.
Red Bull heat sensors vvvvvvv
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Ferrari still got outperformed by McLaren and Red Bull at Valencia despite the upgrades. And this was a circuit, which in theory should be one of the best tracks for the Prancing Horse in 2010. Silverstone with its sweeping bends will be a major challenge for the car. I think Ferrari's will have to be content with a distant P3 in WCC this season.
There it is! No reason to even care anymore ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Maybe i've missed it but can someone explain why there was no barcode on the Ferrari's last few races? It's not an advert anyway despite all that BS about subliminal messages etc.
I only ask because an advertising industry friend has suggest Malboro aren't too happy with Ferrari right now and I wondered if the two were connected, ie Ferrari being cautious and removing it and angering Philip Morris.
Those two ideas don't quite match up - if it's not an advert or subliminal message (or at least intended as such), then why would Philip Morris be angered?Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
I believe it was removed because the EU were getting hot under the collar about it, threatening to take action on the basis that they considered it stealth advertising. The bar code has disappeared from the Ducati MotoGP bikes too.
You've answered your own question. It was removed in response to the belief that the barcode is a subliminal Marlboro advert. It has only been removed from the cars, not from Ferrari team clothing or driver overalls etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
The barcode was used for many years when Marlboro sponsored McLaren and it was known then to be a way around the ban on tobacco advertising, just as West changed their name to East on the Zakspeeds, or Camel altered their wording to Came1. B&H's Bitten & Hisses was another effective one.