2011 Ferrari F150 and 2010 Ferrari F10 side-by-side
2011 F1 cars
Last year’s Ferrari won five races and nearly took Fernando Alonso to the championship.
How does the new F150 compare to the F10? Click each image to view the full-size versions:
2011 Ferrari F150 and 2010 Ferrari F10 compared
2011 Ferrari F150 and 2010 Ferrari F10 compared
2011 Ferrari F150 and 2010 Ferrari F10 compared
Different reference points were used to scale the images including tyres and wings. However they should not be considered an exact reflection of the relative dimensions of the two cars.
For further comparison here’s how the F10 looked at the end of last year:
Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Abu Dhabi, 2010
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jonners99 (@jonners99) said on 28th January 2011, 12:00
Very much an evolution of last years car. The main change seems to be the front wing
Scribe said on 29th January 2011, 11:30
lol dude thats last years Abu Dhabi spec wing. That’ll change before Bahrain, they might use it for testing as a known factor.
Whitty 123 said on 28th January 2011, 12:01
Chunky. Even though alot of people don’t like KERS I love that it makes the cars bigger, broad sidepods and I really love the new engine cover, granted they copied it from the Mercedes but nether the less. Back to the mid-80′s is gooooood!
nillojapa said on 28th January 2011, 12:01
Clearly, the aerodynamics of the F150 is clear than the F10, except for the front wings, that have 3 scales and not 2 like the F10. and the height difference is just perceptive when you put the two cars side by side
Kest (@kest) said on 28th January 2011, 12:10
The rear suspension interests me, the push rod is at one hell of an large angle, almost coming parallel with the front arm of the wishbone. Obviously this is to do with packaging, will like to see if it brings any improvement to rear stability, an area the Ferrari excelled in last year.
Bob H said on 28th January 2011, 12:14
I thought the Ferrari aero rims were banned in 2011? Aren’t these the 2010 wheels that Red Bull were moaning about at the beginning of 2010?
McLarenFanJamm said on 28th January 2011, 12:19
Correct. Nobody else seems to have picked up on this
Hare (@hare) said on 28th January 2011, 12:55
Much of the aero pack is 2010. What that space for changes later on.
snafuracer said on 28th January 2011, 12:21
You can bet your house that this is just the core package, the full one will appear at race #2 or 3, I think. It’s still too early to reveal all the tricks up in the sleeves, the first thing to do is to match the car’s setup to the tires after the first test. I did not expect to find many visible changes, fitting KERS and where was interesting point, I’d love to see what RBR did in that regard.
Olga said on 28th January 2011, 12:41
missing one compare photo, the half-half. It was ma favorite last year!!!
Bäremans said on 28th January 2011, 12:45
Guess Ferrari will be happy as long as it’s functional. Must say this was a bit of an anticlimax, with other teams promising “aggressive” designs.
So looking forward to see what that “aggressive” design that was promised by both McLaren and Williams will look like.
And to the new Team Lotus car as well. Last year’s car was not manufactured by the team itself and Gascoyne said on numerous occasions that he saw many possibilities to make that car lighter and faster. So really looking forward to see their new vehicle next Monday.
Younger Hamilton said on 28th January 2011, 12:48
Looks awfully the same as the F10 last year,apart from the Livery,Sideboard Mirrors and Rear Wing which has a splitter in the middle of the endplate.But this is what Ferrari did last year and hopefully and its likely that before Bahrain(not the test or probably on the test) theres a couple of changes
tomforpresident said on 28th January 2011, 12:49
would be nice to see a comparison with the f10 from the end of the season, it would have evolved through the season.
wasiF1 (@wasif1) said on 28th January 2011, 12:53
One of the main change I can see is the exhaust which have been removed a bit back in the third picture of the F150.
Mike said on 28th January 2011, 13:20
I really like the back end of that car, it tapers so nicely back, It’s brilliantly compact. I think the Ferrari team have done a great job this time… I think Alonso should be well pleased.
Sagar said on 28th January 2011, 13:22
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Atticus (@atticus-2) said on 28th January 2011, 13:32
I guess it was noticed but first thing which I catched a glimpse of is the much higher nosecone and slightly lower pads above the shoulders of the driver. Perhaps to direct more airflow to the rear wing. Slightly less narrow rear end as well.
Conservative approach let alone the nosecone.
Chris Goldsmith said on 28th January 2011, 13:42
That’s a bit of an optical illusion. The humps either side of the driver’s head are safety items so they must be the same as last year’s. There side pods are flatter across the top though so there’s less of an exaggerated swoop leading up to them. If you see in this picture here:
http://i51.tinypic.com/jpho45.jpg
The driver’s head protection is at the same level on both cars. The most obvious difference being the height of the nosecone.
Bear in mind as well, when you look at these comparisson shots, is that they’re comparing the release versions of both cars. The shots of the F10 show no f-duct, and no exhaust blown diffuser. The front wings also appear different because of the amount of development which happened through the year, but the front wing shown on the new F150 is actually last year’s front wing. You can tell from the fact it has the adjustment mechanism on there, even though that feature is no longer available this year.
Atticus (@atticus-2) said on 28th January 2011, 14:24
Yeah you’re right thanks for bringing these up. Then it’s really only the nosecone.
DavidS (@davids) said on 28th January 2011, 16:19
Actually, in the presentation, they mentioned that they moved the driving position higher in the car slightly, to allow more air to be directed by the underside of the car, and for packaging considerations for KERS. As a result the air intake had to be moved slightly higher.
It’s not possible to accurately determine that from the photos because any vertical change, lateral change, focal length change will affect the proportions. Unless they make sure every variable is exactly the same, there’s no way you can determine changes that minute. Guess I’ll have to take their word for it.
That’s one of the cool things about F1 cars. They may look the same, but the cars are actually unique.
Patrickl (@patrickl) said on 28th January 2011, 15:31
Hope you don’t mind Keith, but I animated the different pictures. I think it shows pretty well where the differences are.
Front view
Side view
Top view
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 28th January 2011, 15:32
Nice one, thanks!
Hare (@hare) said on 28th January 2011, 20:00
I’ve done a split front view comparison, of the 2010, and 2011, using your images and text Keith. You can see there’s a big change.
http://twitpic.com/3u920y/full
sbl on tour (@sbl-on-tour) said on 28th January 2011, 17:46
class, can you do this for all the hew releases?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 28th January 2011, 17:49
Only if the teams produce studio images. Some do, some don’t. If they do and they compare well enough to last year’s pictures, then I’ll do them.
Hare (@hare) said on 28th January 2011, 19:38
Nice work Patrick. A lot of people say they see little difference, but you can see a big difference on the front view image. The entire front profile has changed, it seems much more slippery compared to last years.
So visually, it looks less cumbersome, more direct, more elegant.