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Yeah, crafty stuff. I'm not sure if it will prove to be any advantage, and some claim they had some reliability problems with it. It seems to me that it might be great for the straight, but be slower to create downforce again when it closes. But it's still pretty quick, so maybe it won't leave the rear end too light for harvesting, since some lift and coast will take place on many long straights.
I'm curious to see if they use that method at all, or only part of the time, in the first races.
For those that haven't seen it....
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/re...57923409239501
That and the aero flip up behind the exhaust show that Ferrari are working hard to get things right. It is claimed that the aero flip up won't be easy for others to copy, as the position relates to the differential which Ferrari worked hard to move as far back as possible. Others might be able to do it, but it won't be an easy, quick, or cheap copy to make.



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The Ferrari race start is blindingly quick. The Melbourne race is going to be very interesting. I can see the Ferrari being the first car round the first corner at most races in the first half of the...
Pre-Season Testing [Bahrain]