Unlikely. It's a step backward in terms of safety, and it looks more like a nod toward some of the open-wheel racing inspired road cars like the KTM X-Bow or the BAC Mono.
In short, I think it's a pretty picture of a car that looks "futuristic" but has little to do with F1.
Is this the future of Formula 1? Maybe, if they throw out the current formula and start over. The nose is way too high for current safety regs, wheel fairings were banned a while back, and it overall just looks like a hand drawing somebody came up with overnight.
I know Ferrari is desperate to change the existing Formula until they stand a chance of winning (they certainly have the drivers for it), but this is a little over the top.
It seems more like a car racing in Isle of Man rather than a formula 1 car. Notice how the wheels are retracted to the inside of the vehicle. I guess that could give a lot better aerodynamic resistance. And the exhaust seems ginormous, like a mini version of one found in fighter jets. There also seems to be a huge air vent in the front right under the nose. It would be nice to see some power output figures, that chassis seems robust enough to withstand a lot of bhps.
I don't think that big red thing is an exhaust it appears to be a rear light. If anything, with the new turbocharged power units, I'd guess we'd see exhaust sizes decreasing.
It's just a stylistic vanity exercise. It doesn't comply to any F1 regulations ever, and has no visible aero innovation to take advantage of breaking the rules.
The only mildly interesting part is the Indycar style wheel guards, but that would be way more interesting if projected onto an F1 car that would otherwise comply with current regs.
It's not a concept, it's just visual designer masturbation.
It would be nice to hear from Ferrari about the rationale for the design of the chassis. They protected the rear wheels, which could improve safety. They didn't close the cockpit, which is a matter under discussion for safety reasons too. The front wing is a little naive, not as developed as real world ones, but this is a concept. The tunnel under the car is interesting: what's for?
If there were no rules does anyone know if it would make sense to remove the driver and make it remote-controlled? Would lag in something so high end as f1 be a factor (what is the minimum lag that can be achieved, money almost no object)? The car could be way lighter, with much better weight distribution, etc. Only downside I can think of is lag, plus having extra motors to power the steering, pedals, etc, but that would be almost negligible, I think? Oh, and the reliability of the signals being transmitted/received.
In December 2003 there was an article on a f1 magazine where they asked Williams to design a car if there were no rules. It was an ugly (maybe it would look better after a while, don't know), six wheeled thing, but it looked more playsible than this one, which just seems made to look cool, like a vide-game sports car, or a commercial one.
edit: forgot to say I don't have links for the pdf, and couldn't find it via google. It used to be on the web somewhere.
Ive often said either an autonomous car or remote controlled car would be amazing for the sport - possibly in formula E one day. The software that drives the car could be as much a part of the competition as the car itself.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 65.1 ms ] threadIn short, I think it's a pretty picture of a car that looks "futuristic" but has little to do with F1.
Adrian Newey did a real concept for a "no rules" F1 car for Gran Turismo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Red_Bull_...
I know Ferrari is desperate to change the existing Formula until they stand a chance of winning (they certainly have the drivers for it), but this is a little over the top.
The only mildly interesting part is the Indycar style wheel guards, but that would be way more interesting if projected onto an F1 car that would otherwise comply with current regs.
It's not a concept, it's just visual designer masturbation.
In December 2003 there was an article on a f1 magazine where they asked Williams to design a car if there were no rules. It was an ugly (maybe it would look better after a while, don't know), six wheeled thing, but it looked more playsible than this one, which just seems made to look cool, like a vide-game sports car, or a commercial one.
edit: forgot to say I don't have links for the pdf, and couldn't find it via google. It used to be on the web somewhere.