F1 2010

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Code name of the Ferrari 2010 car is 661

The new car will have a fully integrated floor/double deck diffuser combination that was impossible to properly implement on the F60.
The fuel tank will be a great challenge as it has to be larger, but at the same time narrow while not being tall (keeping the COG low) as it’s placement is key in that it forms the airflow path to the diffuser.
The gearbox and differential will also be narrower and raised slightly to clear the exit to the upper deck of the diffuser which due to the F60s crush structure design, remains partially blocked.
Some 2010 solutions have already been tested. Experimental parts for next year have made their debut on the car as early as at the German GP in July, when Massa and Raikkonen, though only briefly, tried out a nose cone (A) that is similar to that of the Red Bull RB5.The nose (B) is likely to be wider and lower, à la the Brawn solution.
The kinematics and geometry of the front suspension will be completely new and revamped in order to get proper ware on the narrower front tires demanded by new regulations. In order to lower the center of gravity (COD) the tie rod of the steering wheel will be lowered and will not be aligned with the ‘triangle’ that’s above it.
Ferrari are keeping the rear suspension design under wraps, but quite possibly we will see a return of the small round rotating dampers Ferrari have been using up until this year mainly because of their experience in their packaging as they pose no real performance advantage.As far as the dimensions of the chassis (D) are concerned: they’ll be different because the car will have to house a tank with a capacity of 180-190 litres (instead of the current 90 litres). On the plus side in this respect, KERS – now taking up a substantial amount of space – will be gone and Ferrari having to figure out it’s packaging have a leg up on the “where do we put it” department.
The shapes around the driver’s head won’t change much and the mirrors will remain where they are, functioning as deflectors at the same time.
The rear of the sidepods (E) should be lower and more deeply undercut in order to improve the airflow to the diffuser.
The design of the rear end of the car (F), especially the rear wing end plates, will be more sophisticated as the aero guys have had a long time to improve on the current design.
The wheelbase (G) could be slightly shorter than others in order to have a more responsive and drivable car in the event of cornering while carrying an obscene amount of fuel.
Ferrari is working on new ‘working methods’, and once again they’re speeding things up in order to have the Moog super simulator (the BEST) installed in Maranello next month.
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Domenicali and some technicians have shown Massa (when he came back to Maranello for the first time) the ‘661′ project (on a big CAD monitor). The Brazilian saw a completely different car, one that’s being designed from scratch. The part of the car behind the driver’s back will be bigger in order to accommodate the tank that must be able to contain 180-190 kg of fuel. So the 661 will inevitably have a longer chassis compared to the F60 because the maximum width remains the same (Rampf reckons we’ll be seeing the longest F1 cars yet). The designers are also looking for more space in the area of the airbox, without having to raise the center of gravity and the pressure point too much. Tombazis’ technicians have asked total freedom in the research of directing the airflow underneath the car (not willing to make a similar mistake like at the beginning of this season in not having a double deck diffuser). Consequently, the aerodynamic efficiency of the 661 is already 5 % better than that of the F60.

Intressant att man säger att noskonen B är en kopia på Brawn.
Har nån kollat in Ferrari F2001 och jämfört den fronten med Brawns. Märks vem som hållit i pennan va?

Nico Hülkenberg och Rubens Barrichello är klara för Williams 2010.

Detta öppnar ju för scenariot att Rosberg går till Brawn.

Toyota har meddelat att man drar sig ur F1 och kommer alltså inte att återfinnas på startlinjen i mars.

Lite nyheter i smått.

Det verkar, tack och lov, som att det finns visst hopp för Kobayashi:

"Kobayashi eyes F1 lifeline at Lotus
Racing series F1
Date 2009-11-06

By Motorsport.com/GMM

Kamui Kobayashi is not yet booking his flight back to his father's sushi restaurant.

The Japanese rookie, who impressed during Toyota's last two grands prix, has said he will need to return to Japan if he doesn't stay in F1 in 2010 because he has "no budget" for GP2.

"Obviously, my place at Toyota is lost," the 23-year-old is quoted as saying by the French press.

"I was close to signing a contract for 2010, but there are four new teams and still options," Kobayashi added. "If I could choose a team I would choose Lotus."

He also revealed that, in the wake of Toyota's announcement, the carmaker has offered to assist both him and Kazuki Nakajima find alternate employment for 2010. "

Sebastien Buemi verkar stanna hos Torro Rosso och USF1 lovar att de kommer befinna sig på griden vid första tävlingen i Bahrain nästa år.

Mercedes har köpt 75.1% av Brawn och kommer hädanefter att tävla under Merca-flagg, Mercedes är med andra ord nu ett riktigt fabriksteam i F1. Samtidigt har man förlängt avtalet om motorer med McLaren till 2015. McLaren kommer under kommande två år att köpa tillbaka de andelar som ägts av Mercedes.

Lotus påstås ha signat en av sina förare nästa år, officiellt snart.

Heidfeld är också ett hett alternativ för den andra McLaren-sitsen.

Timo Glock är klar för Manor för övrigt.

det är ett faktum nu enligt flera tidningar, ingen Kimi i F1 2010!! Lite trist men man far respektera hans val, han verkar ju inte tycka det är skitkul längre annars hade han ju kört.

Om han nu får 170mille från Ferra om han inte kör f1 räcker det nog till en massa kul rallytävlingar.
Är nog så han tänker...

Verkar som Button gick till McLaren, troligen blir det väl Rosberg och Heidfeld som kommer köra för fd Brawn nästa ar.