Ferrari begins the year with the new F2012 Formula 1 single seater race car
Ferrari has finally bought on what it is best known for; racing cars for Formula 1. This time, it’s the F2012 racing car, which will make it to the circuit by carrying forward the legacy of the Scuderia Ferrari brand, and also some major design changes on the chassis, and internal reconstruction. Some of the new additions that fans will get to see this year are the car’s front height, positioning of the exhaust pipe, mapping of the electric engine management system, and some aerodynamic tweaking to the chassis, which shall take Ferrari F2012 single-seater to the top most position in upcoming World Championship race this year.
Like most high end fast movers on the race track, the chassis of receives a carbon fiber honeycomb composite structure. This would translate into an ultra-light (640 kgs with driver) car body with aerodynamic shaping, for faster travel, and even a greater resistance to wreckage should there be a collision or accident. Since it’s a matter of milliseconds on the track which changes the position during the final part of the race, the transmission is a 7-speed semi-automatic sequential gearing system which will be electronically controlled. Breaking on the other hand, is Brembo carbon fiber disk brakes, which would be even more effective than previous ones due to the use of air in the process of high speed breaking.
As for engine’s specifications go, it features a 8-cylinder sand cast aluminum V90-degree with 32 valves and pneumatic distribution. The total displacement at any time would be around the 2,398- cubic centimeter. In case you are wondering what fuel these guys use, it is the Shell V-Power that’s known to provide the combustion needed to generate energy, and set the car literally blazing on the circuit. We are just plain excited about seeing this thing in the near future!
Via: Ferrari
