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F1: Ferrari Will Have Flexible Wing Says Costa
Ferrari seems intent on adding its own flexible front wing in an effort to keep pace with the Red Bulls...
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso makes a practice run in China. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Ferrari is on the cusp of re-joining Red Bull on the path of flexible front wings.
The Italian team's cars had a wing that bent toward the ground while satisfying the FIA flexibility tests last season, but in 2011 the wing on the Ferrari car is much more rigid.
Asked why Ferrari did not keep its flexible wing this season, technical director Aldo Costa said: "It was not possible with the new, more stringent test for measuring the flexibility of the wings.
"Red Bull, however, succeeded and passed the tests. We have studied the situation carefully and now we will have the same solution," he told Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper.
In reality, Ferrari's problems this year — a lack of front downforce not predicted by the wind tunnel — are more serious than wing flexibility.
"We know what our biggest problem is, but solving it quickly is more difficult," the Italian said. "We are trying solutions in Shanghai, which I hope will improve things.
"If they don't bring the results we expect, we have a big development in front of us."
In other Ferrari news, Luca di Montezemolo says he cannot guarantee Ferrari will still be in Formula One in 2013.
The famous Italian marque's president told Auto Bild that the sport "has become too artificial" through deliberately designing tires that degrade and implementing movable wings to increase overtaking.
"A steering wheel is now a computer covered in buttons," said Montezemolo, "and the fans no longer understand."
He then referred to the expiring Concorde Agreement.
"The contracts expire at the end of 2012. We need to discuss now how to proceed," Montezemolo said. "Ferrari will continue to be there, so long as the sport gives us back something for the development of technology of our production cars. Otherwise not."
The Italian team's cars had a wing that bent toward the ground while satisfying the FIA flexibility tests last season, but in 2011 the wing on the Ferrari car is much more rigid.
Asked why Ferrari did not keep its flexible wing this season, technical director Aldo Costa said: "It was not possible with the new, more stringent test for measuring the flexibility of the wings.
"Red Bull, however, succeeded and passed the tests. We have studied the situation carefully and now we will have the same solution," he told Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper.
In reality, Ferrari's problems this year — a lack of front downforce not predicted by the wind tunnel — are more serious than wing flexibility.
"We know what our biggest problem is, but solving it quickly is more difficult," the Italian said. "We are trying solutions in Shanghai, which I hope will improve things.
"If they don't bring the results we expect, we have a big development in front of us."
In other Ferrari news, Luca di Montezemolo says he cannot guarantee Ferrari will still be in Formula One in 2013.
The famous Italian marque's president told Auto Bild that the sport "has become too artificial" through deliberately designing tires that degrade and implementing movable wings to increase overtaking.
"A steering wheel is now a computer covered in buttons," said Montezemolo, "and the fans no longer understand."
He then referred to the expiring Concorde Agreement.
"The contracts expire at the end of 2012. We need to discuss now how to proceed," Montezemolo said. "Ferrari will continue to be there, so long as the sport gives us back something for the development of technology of our production cars. Otherwise not."
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