Interesting development @ Spyker...?

Something to do with the rear wheels not being able to turn and so the airflow over / round them is constant, I believe... wouldn't work tge same on the fronts, which constantly turn.

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Here you can see, at the end of the video, that they put them on the tyres when the car enters the pitbox:

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Sorry to bump the thread, but it looks like the Ferrari designers must read this forum to get ideas...!

Look at the front wheels....

(Edit - Pic taken today at the Silverstone test)







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cool.

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Looks more like its normal plate like on back..


Edit: not excactly.. But only difference is that it have some cut for cooling down. It have almost nothing to do with thing what spyker had. [photos.racing-live.com]

Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?



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@ IWE: Yeah I know - But I asked earlier in the thread......

**Taylor** Wrote:
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> why they only
> run their 'brake cooling' systems on the rear
> wheels, and not the fronts too...??

i have a pic of a fantasy 2008 ferrari and there the front wheel has brake cover too



pic found on racesimulations.com

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That same guy made also some different ones. Seen those in devian art..

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that fictional Ferrari is sexeh!

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Peugeot


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**Taylor** Wrote:
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> Sorry to bump the thread, but it looks like the
> Ferrari designers must read this forum to get
> ideas...!
>
> Look at the front wheels....

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Just to comment on the earlier posts, they're nothing to do with cooling - they harm the cooling, which is why they've never been used on the front wheels, which obviously carry most of the braking force.

They're purely aerodynamic devices - nothing more.

Same reason why they've been popular in other forms of motorsport (and even non-motorsport) for years now - in all cases the persistent brake temperature isn't as high and poses much less of a problem.

Ferrari have obviously found away around the problem, or are testing solutions.

Those fantasy cars are damn ugly

the ferrari one is awsome mate...

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The Ferrari one is actually the same as the Peugot one, just painted different. Sure they look nice, but they would be a bitch to follow, definately no overtaking with them lol.

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The next few tracks arent particulary demanding on brakes either...

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

The paint jobs are nice, the shapes are ugly though.

Yeah, the shape of the 2003 ferrari GA or the 248F1 with that paint job...awsome...no words!!!

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Those wheel disc thingies are minging....although I thought they looked cool when I had them on my bike about 15 years ago

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