Two key elements of Ferrari’s success in Singapore

They are on the official F1 site with the help of a technical guru Giorgio Piola cited as the first key factor in Ferrari’s surprising double victory aerodynamic package improvementswhich includes new nose with a different attachment of the front wing. Less visible to the eye and lens were the changes to the bottom of the car, the diffuser and the rear wing, and the entire package should center of gravity of aerodynamic pressure or vacuum moved further forward.

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The lack of grip on the front of the car was one of Ferrari's biggest problems this season, and as a result, the Reds could not set as high as the competition in finding the balance of the rear wing. That’s why they had it most problems on tracks that require more vacuum and that’s exactly why the double win in Singapore was such a bigger surprise.

Ferrari's new nose with a different attachment of the front wing. - Photo: Hasan Bratic

The novelties obviously worked: the front wings were attached to the nose with some sort of mini diffusers, which in themselves create some additional vacuum, and above all, direct the air even faster under the bottom of the car, where more vacuum is created. The rear diffuser was also adapted to this, on which the slots on the outer edges were changed. The task of these is direct the flow of air through the diffuser and combine it with the current coming between the chassis and the wheels.

With the new aerodynamic package, Ferrari has managed to compensate for its until recently deficit on the tracks, where more vacuum is needed for a good result. - Photo: Hasan Bratic

If we add up the listed improvements and the stability of the Ferrari race car when driving over curbs, then we get the winning combination that defeated both Mercedes Benz feces Red Bull. They didn't find the right settings, especially with the silver ones, so they had problems mainly with by heating the front tires (in Singapore, this has happened to them in the past). The racers thus had to drive the warm-up circuit faster than usual in the qualifications, followed by traffic problems and consequently again with the tire temperature. For the same reason, they also had problems in the first laps after driving slowly behind a safety car.

Due to the new aerodynamic package, the Reds also had to lease more airflow under the car, which also changed the geometry of the rear diffuser. - Photo: Hasan Bratic

Pri Red Bullu they had problems on the other hand with a restless race car over curbs and bumps, and as a result, they failed to take advantage of the car’s good aerodynamics. 

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