Ferrari has revealed its 2010 F1 car, dubbed the F10
Here are the first pictures of the new car and its technical specifications.As expected, the F10 features a longer wheelbase to improve the car’s weight distribution because of the enlarged fuel tank owing to the refuelling ban.
Some of the car’s most sensitive aerodynamic details are are not shown – it has been presented with 2009-specification front and rear wings and Ferrari has avoided showing any images of the rear of the car where there is believed to be an aggressive double diffuser.
One of the most striking changes is to the nose, which is longer and raised higher in the distinctive style of Red Bull’s 2009 RB5. The onboard camera housings, which every car must be fitted with, have been moved back from the tip of the nose.
The front-on shot reveals slightly smaller air intakes for cooling, which is most likely a consequence of this year’s car on having KERS. Under the skin the radiators are likely to be longer and narrower than last year’s to fit around a larger fuel tank, a compromise other teams will have to make.
There are small turning vanes in front of the sidepods, upon which the rear view mirrors are mounted. The sidepods themselves have a more sculpted aerodynamic shape.
Massa’s planned run in the car on the Fiorano circuit today has been cancelled, so we won’t see the F10 in action until testing starts at Valencia on February 1st.
The arrival of Santander means the car has white front and rear wings, as it last did in 2006. Former communications sponsor Alice’s logos are no longer visible on the car.
Ferrari has also given some basic technical specifications of the car.
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Chassis
Carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Ferrari longitudinal gearbox
Limited-slip differential
Semi-automatic sequential electronically controlled gearbox – quick shift
Number of gears: Seven, plus reverse
Brembo ventilated carbon-fibre disc brakes
Independent suspension, push-rod activated torsion springs front and rear
Weight with water, lubricant and driver: 620 kg
BBS Wheels (front and rear: 13 inch)
Engine
Type: 056
Number of cylinders: Eight
Cylinder block in sand cast aluminium: 90-degree V
Number of valves: 32
Pneumatic distribution
Total displacement: .2398 cm3
Piston bore: 98 mm
Weight: >95 kg
Electronic injection and ignition
2010 Ferrari F10 pictures
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Ferrari F10 launch
Adrian
28th January 2010, 9:44
Is it just me or does this car not look that much different to last year’s aside from the new nose and slightly more bulbous rear to accommodate the larger fuel tank..??
epi
28th January 2010, 9:50
The sidepods are a lot different, the “bulges” at the side of the car and their profile along the length of the car is more smooth.
Fer no.65
28th January 2010, 11:17
the nose and the sidepods looks very different.
Nenn
28th January 2010, 11:21
No more the Alice brand on ferrari?
Nenn
28th January 2010, 11:24
oh and one thing, i bet it’d be awesome if the rims were black. :)
cyanide
28th January 2010, 9:45
RedBull-esque front nose, like we heard a while ago. Forza Ferrari!
damonsmedley
28th January 2010, 9:46
Finally! I have been waiting for so long! The live stream was lagging though… I wonder how many people were watching worldwide? That livery is a little strange isn’t it?
geo132
28th January 2010, 9:50
It was lagging for me too. I can only assume tens of thousands have been watching it online.
It looks pretty nice, but the white kind of ruined it, little bit..
Bewildered
28th January 2010, 9:47
fast work KC. Nice.
ivz
28th January 2010, 9:47
White wings!? :-(
Nose seems quite high?
Robbert
28th January 2010, 9:48
Thank god they are showing it live on Rai Due. It is impossible to gain access on the ferrari site.
ivz
28th January 2010, 9:52
I had the feed on the Ferrari site but went to refresh as its so slow and lost it!
David
28th January 2010, 9:49
I’m trying to connect to ferrari site also, with no success.
Anyway, from this pictures I think it is quite RedBull wise. It should be interesting to look at the rear, waiting for the next pictures.
Stephen
28th January 2010, 9:49
Does it have a name yet?
geo132
28th January 2010, 9:52
Yes, F10
Prisoner Monkeys
28th January 2010, 9:49
Ferrari really need to do something about that Malboro barcode. It makes them look like a GP2 team …
HounslowBusGarage
28th January 2010, 10:17
I was think exactly the same thing. It really makes the car look rubbish – as though someone has stuck a large check-out paper sticker over the top of the car, wrinkles and all.
Maybe one of the Photoshop Kings here could colour it in or replace it so that we could see how much better the car could look.
Don’t like the white, either.
steph90
28th January 2010, 12:27
Snap
K
28th January 2010, 13:27
Does anyone know if their take on weird subliminal advertising actually works? Anyone got the urge to go by a 10-pack of the Grand Dragon’s favourites?
Scribe
28th January 2010, 18:59
Well as a McLaren fan I can tell you I avoid Marlbog like the plauge, LuckyStrikes for me but I was never a Honda fan. Or a smoker at that point.
Bertie
28th January 2010, 9:50
On the subject of white wings. Does anyone know if they perform better because they reflect more heat than say black ones. The effect would surely be minor but since these guys go to the extent of covering up screws I would imagine this could be more significant.
Prisoner Monkeys
28th January 2010, 9:52
It would be so minor that it wouldn’t affect anything. Ferrari’s wings are white because red and white are Santander’s corporate colours.
sato113
28th January 2010, 9:57
white bodywork around the engine area could help keep the engine from overheating i guess. very minor tho.
VXR
28th January 2010, 12:27
At the sort of temperatures that are reached by F1 cars in that area, it wouldn’t matter what colour the car was because colour only absorbs and emitts heat differently at certain temperatures.
damonsmedley
28th January 2010, 9:50
The nose seems to be the only really obvious change. Well done Keith for having this up instantly!
Scribe
28th January 2010, 19:00
wings come out later
Eric M.
28th January 2010, 9:50
The car looks good. The livery will take a bit of getting used to I think. Those white wings really do stand out.
Robbert
28th January 2010, 9:51
Haha, they have covered up the diffuser.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
28th January 2010, 13:13
Yep there’s a panning shot of the car on the broadcast as well which shows the back of the car but keeps the diffuser out of shot.
SamS
28th January 2010, 9:51
Its the same basically, not too impressed actually
kapow
28th January 2010, 9:54
that is one long car! & nice touch with the santander logo on the insides of the rear wing plates haha
Bernard
28th January 2010, 10:06
The santander logos are anywhere and everywhere they could fit them by the looks of it.
ivz
28th January 2010, 9:56
Does anyone have a live feed?
Bernard
28th January 2010, 10:06
http://nfw-http.weebo.it/f1-2010/index_eng.html
Herke
28th January 2010, 9:56
Hi Keith, I have been taking screenshots of the unveiling stream if you want me to send them to you?
just let me know
Cheers
Neil
Shaun
9th March 2010, 9:20
Please send them to me as well. Much appreciated!
Herke
28th January 2010, 9:58
ivz – the stream is still going for me
Shaun Field
28th January 2010, 9:59
I think the camera placement is the only interesting aspect of this car. The front wing looks the same as the end of last year IMO.
MuzzleFlash
28th January 2010, 10:01
Probably stuck last years on for the launch, it’ll likely be quite different by the time the lights go out in Bahrain.
geo132
28th January 2010, 9:59
I still have the live streaming too.
Does anyone know whether Alice canceled their sponsorship? (and why)
David
28th January 2010, 10:01
Car looks amazing, with quite a few obvious changes from the F60.
Scribe
28th January 2010, 19:02
amazing stretches it.
yes a few from the f60, not many from the RB5 though huh?
Alex Bkk
28th January 2010, 10:03
I like it! And the extra white really looks good…reminds me a bit of the 312T.
Diego Medeiros
28th January 2010, 10:07
The rear wing is like McLaren’s MP4-24 and the front looks like Red Bull’s 2009. And the shape have some of F60.
GeeMac
28th January 2010, 10:10
An so starts the RB5 Duck Nose copying trend. Has anybody else noticed that the exhausts are a lot further forward on the F10, a bit like the picture (well CAD design or whatever it was) of the USF1 in the “racecar engineering” article.
GeeMac
28th January 2010, 10:15
One more thing: notice how the TOPS of the sidepods have been sculpted. Quite nice looking actually!
DanThorn
28th January 2010, 10:14
Now that is properly gorgeous. The larger fuel tank makes everything else look in proprtion, just beautiful. Nice to see a bit of white adorning it too.
Bartholomew
28th January 2010, 10:18
Its good looking. The most important thing is to mantain the light silver wheels. Those white areas could turn into fluorescent white and look even better.
Alex Bkk
28th January 2010, 10:20
Oh, and thank God those horrible wheel covers have vanished!
Cube
28th January 2010, 10:28
Front wing is obviously a fake.
Ferrari used the same wing design at the end of 2009. Obviously they don’t want to give away their whole 2010 campaign. I understand.
James_mc
28th January 2010, 10:32
No spinners :-)
Gill
28th January 2010, 10:56
hope this car is fast unlike F60…………There doesnt seem to be much of a difference between F2010 and F60 then hoes does this car will be fast, its har to guess..
Gill
28th January 2010, 10:57
the front looks more like Force India
Fer no.65
28th January 2010, 11:19
I really like it!
The wings are bad, just like last year, but appart from that, a very good looking car IMO! :D
ad2
28th January 2010, 11:21
weren’t the wheels rims going to be gold colour?
Tone
28th January 2010, 11:57
Nice post keith …. It really is longer to accommodate the large fuel tank… and look at the top of the nose cone. It’s similar to the Red Bull car last year.
Jasper
28th January 2010, 12:16
F10 Launch Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6K7Z-wDdjo
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
28th January 2010, 13:34
Thanks Jasper, have added the video.
Jasper
28th January 2010, 16:11
My pleasure Keith, thanks for the good work, you had pics of the new car up before anyone else did! Enjoy yourself at the McLaren Launch tomorrow! You’ll have to let us know what goodies you get in the press pack…best one I ever had was when I went to the BAFTAS last year
Cube
28th January 2010, 12:51
Best looking Ferrari for at least 10 years in my opinion.
PJA
28th January 2010, 12:53
Am I missing or have they not put a race number on the car?
Anonymous
28th January 2010, 14:30
No race number yet, this car is named to both drivers. This can be just for visual purposes.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
28th January 2010, 13:29
Apparently Alonso asked for the steering wheel to be changed to make it easier to use.
IDR
28th January 2010, 14:48
Should Ferrari ask Steve Jobs to design a “Super easy to use” Steering wheel? The new iDrive!
steph90
28th January 2010, 14:57
Yeah I heard that too. Can’t blame Alonso really as it must be a bit odd trying to adjust to it and Felipe has been there years so it will be normal to him. They should just change it or somehow give Alonso it to play with until he gets used to it or whatever. I hope he doesn’t get any diva criticisms thrown at him because I honestly don’t blame him for asking.
Calum
28th January 2010, 13:34
Best looking Ferrari of the decade, :P well seriously, actually it is quite nice
CounterStrike
28th January 2010, 13:59
Well, this is the first Ferrari car of this decade so..:P
Calum
28th January 2010, 15:58
Exactly :)
I do think it looks good, people complain about the White but i don’t mind it, the thing I hate is the stupid marlboro barcode, it’s pointless.
Grace
28th January 2010, 13:38
http://www.youtube.com/user/AxisVonOversteer#p/a/u/1/WLSoe2S-5V0
Video of launch – WITH SOUND!!!
CounterStrike
28th January 2010, 13:57
I am sorry. The car doesn’t look revolutionary at all as promised, that said they might be holding back on revealing some of the components.
Livery wise it is very clearly evident that they have fallen prey to Santander, just as Merc to Petronas & McLaren to Vodafone, which is a big big shame.
But lesser the Scarlet, lesser nastier the cars look. As Prisoners Monkeys said, the Marlboro bar code must go, looks like a gp2 car.
If looks and appearance were what won you races, I’d say this car would perform very poorly.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
28th January 2010, 13:59
Added some new pictures of the car including one which shows the back in better detail though the diffuser is covered up.
GeeMac
28th January 2010, 14:06
I have a funny feeling that there is something quite special under that diffuser cover…
ajokay
28th January 2010, 15:37
A solid fuel rocket? They’re pretty special.
Scribe
28th January 2010, 19:21
I have the feeling we are seeing roughly a half of what Ferrari have prepared for that car, and about a third of what’ll be there by the time we get to Bahrain.
The wings diffuser and development programme, wern’t on anybodies cars last year while a lot of whats on that car was.
So while I find that car to be underwhelming innovatively, I’m not worried about Ferrari, nor will I be worried about McLaren tommorow if they produce something simular, the best is yet to come.