Ferrari says it has “concentrated its efforts on finding the right compromise between downforce and aerodynamic resistance, or drag” with its new car.
Many of the changes on SF70H are a product of the new rules for 2017. The new design includes both a shark fin, which several other teams also have, and a mid wing similar to that run by Mercedes yesterday.
Shortly after its debut Ferrari gave the car its first run on the Fiorano test track.
Video: First run for the Ferrari SF60H
The very first run. #SF70H #Kimi7 pic.twitter.com/P20mG3Nz7T
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 24, 2017
Previous Ferrari F1 cars
- Ferrari SF16-H (2016) pictures
- Ferrari SF15-T (2015) pictures
- Ferrari F14 T (2014) pictures
- Ferrari F138 (2013) pictures
- Ferrari F2012 (2012) pictures
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This article will be updated
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
24th February 2017, 8:36
A red Ferrari, my word. Those sidepods… I am in love.
Damon (@damon)
24th February 2017, 13:10
Ugly, vomit inducing sidepods…. The ugliest car so far.
kpcart
24th February 2017, 15:13
Each to their own, there is substance to style in aerodynamics,
Johnny stick
24th February 2017, 21:36
Looks slow. All that stuff sticking out; all that stuff hanging down from under the nose. But what do I know. I think in theory and the wind tunnel it might be fast. I hope I am wrong because I would love to see them at the front.
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
24th February 2017, 8:37
That is seriously one of the best looking cars of all time. The sidepods, the rake, the Coke bottle…
Arrrang (@arrrang)
24th February 2017, 9:20
I didn’t like it at first but the more I look at it the more I get the feeling that Ferrari did their homework right.
regs (@regs)
24th February 2017, 13:07
I don’t understand how could anyone like it. Ugly and uglier. This is going to be most ugliest championship ever. So far only Mercedes looks somehow decent.
Damon (@damon)
24th February 2017, 13:11
@regs Finally! This Ferrari is disgusting. From top to bottom.
MarkM
24th February 2017, 14:31
@damon we get what think, you’ve said it twice now and I totally disagree with you.
Ginzo
24th February 2017, 17:51
Did you watch 2012 season?
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
24th February 2017, 9:45
I for one don’t like it at all. But I must admit those sidepods are intriguing!
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
24th February 2017, 9:48
Just goes to show there’s no accounting for taste
Fantomius (@liko41)
24th February 2017, 10:31
Best looking?! With that nose, that fin and that…messed up color scheme? Are you serious?
G. (#F1insperations) (@greggriffiths)
24th February 2017, 10:55
Haven’t seen the coke bottle sidepods…but now I do. I’m loving the side of the shark fin to keep the white in there…But why not let it bleed on got the rest of the car…It needs it.
G. (#F1insperations) (@greggriffiths)
24th February 2017, 10:57
Plus I love the way that all these extra wings are Opening out of nowhere…Not quite as bad as 08 but heading back down that road
Blackmamba (@blackmamba)
24th February 2017, 11:20
That is not a good looking car……at all…especially the nose.
Strontium (@strontium)
24th February 2017, 11:36
And the barge boards, stunning
matt90
24th February 2017, 13:19
I find it pretty hideous. The sidepods are interesting, but aesthetically I really don’t like them. And I never even considered somebody would think rake looked good.
kpcart
24th February 2017, 15:16
McLaren rake too, wow! Can’t wait to see redbull, anticipating it to be most interesting aero wise.
Mashiat (@mashiat)
24th February 2017, 8:38
I thought that people working in Ferrari thought that having more white on the car brings them bad luck! But nevertheless, it’s basically the 2016 car with a shark fin and with slightly different dimensions
kkrzewniak
24th February 2017, 8:41
Take a better look, this is by fart he most aggressive and different looking cars shown to date.
Andy (@andybantam)
24th February 2017, 8:50
Do try to keep the flatulence under control.
kkrzewniak
24th February 2017, 8:57
huh? I’m sorry I did not mean to come through as being rude or condescending. English is not my first language so some nuances may be lost on me.
Joao (@johnmilk)
24th February 2017, 9:01
“this is by fart…”
just a typo ahah
kkrzewniak
24th February 2017, 9:04
Lol now I see it
George (@george)
24th February 2017, 16:48
Thanks, I just snorted tea out of my nose :(
Mashiat (@mashiat)
24th February 2017, 8:42
I apologize for coming to a hasty conclusion. It is very different indeed, although in my defense, I had only seen the picture of the car zoomed out.
kkrzewniak
24th February 2017, 8:50
true, the nose does look like a carbon copy of last year’s car, so it does look the same for afar
Uncle Ben (@uncleben)
24th February 2017, 8:56
It seems to me Ferrari have copied Red Bull’s rake.
Pips
24th February 2017, 9:30
Shorter tea-tray area means most cars will probably have a lot more rake this year. The area around the sidepod inlets is what gets me, most aggressive solution of the cars we’ve seen so far.
Strontium (@strontium)
24th February 2017, 11:37
Hopefully that’s a good thing. Red bull seem to have a much better idea when it comes to aerodynamics
Mashiat (@mashiat)
24th February 2017, 8:39
Those sidepods are sexy though!
Unicron (@unicron2002)
24th February 2017, 8:53
That shot from above is great, I’m in the strange position of finding that Ferrari looking alluringly attractive!
Sridhar
24th February 2017, 10:14
Overall sexy. I am hoping this is a winner from word go. Best of luck to the reds.
Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
24th February 2017, 8:39
As a fan of Star Wars, and for the love of red stormtroopers, I approve!
Dom (@3dom)
25th February 2017, 13:11
@simeonoff have to agree that the sidepods do resemble storm trooper eyes from the front :-)
Miguel Sampaio (@gordess)
24th February 2017, 8:40
That’s it?? I was expecting interviews, more views of the car, etc…
Aside from that, those sidepods look great! The air intakes are so narrow! I’m really glad they did something different. Also, what’s with the extra “wing” on the tip of the shark fin?
Joao (@johnmilk)
24th February 2017, 8:43
@gordess it is a seagull, scavenging for remains after the shark’s kill
Miguel Sampaio (@gordess)
24th February 2017, 8:46
+1!!, @johnmilk
Joao (@johnmilk)
24th February 2017, 8:47
you can see here in more detail: https://hikingartist.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/illustration-shark-seagull.jpg
I like that they have this bits and pieces there, that make it different from the others. Amazing looking car as are the others. Like what they did with the shark fin.
the sidepods look angry, like that
Mashiat (@mashiat)
24th February 2017, 8:41
What time is the McLaren launch?
Miguel Sampaio (@gordess)
24th February 2017, 8:47
11:00 GMT
Mashiat (@mashiat)
24th February 2017, 8:56
@gordess Thanks!
Bustertje
24th February 2017, 8:42
Ferrari released an Mp4/10 !
sward (@)
24th February 2017, 15:12
HA! I didn’t even think of that comparison until you mentioned it!
Peter
24th February 2017, 8:47
The horror…..
Mike Sanders
24th February 2017, 8:58
Hmm unsure about this years Fez.
Livery is amazing, the sidepods very interesting but the rest just seems……average.
Duc Pham (@ducpham2708)
24th February 2017, 8:59
If there’s somebody who does not know anything about the basics of aerodynamics it’s me, but such level of details in this car: the small fish fins just in front of the cockpit, the extra little wings on shark fin, the ranch next to the sidepot, the small air intake, etc. Here’s to hoping that Ferrari actually made an aero-competitive car for 2017, but it’s Ferrari so I’m not so sure about that.
Over the winter the word was that Ferrari was looking for a breakthrough in the engine department, so to see the work they put in for the chassis is satisfying.
Guybrush Threepwood (@guybrushthreepwood)
24th February 2017, 9:00
Everything else looks OK, but that shark fin and T wing look hideous.
Tommy Scragend
24th February 2017, 9:29
Seems we are definitely back in the age of ugly aerodynamic appendages. 2008 was the nadir, then with the new regs in 2009 we were supposed to get cleaner-looking cars without all the horrible sticky-out bits, but they’ve been creeping back in ever since.
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
24th February 2017, 10:15
Can’t see these T wings lasting too long
CareyPatrick (@careypatrick)
24th February 2017, 11:12
Agreed, I bet its just on there for testing. It doesn’t even look secure!
jimmi cynic
24th February 2017, 20:32
T wings need moar wings! Since the shark fin already is the disproportionately largest plane surface of the car, the T wing adds a little visual distraction. Just not enough. Need to add some V wings to the T wings. And some strakes.
Pretty sure Red Bull will give us more wings on Monday.
Looking forward to this new season of F1: Panel Van edition.
W-K (@w-k)
25th February 2017, 5:47
Are those “T” wings legal?
anon
25th February 2017, 8:41
@w-k, currently, they are legal because an amendment to the regulations in October last year, almost certainly by mistake, left a small gap between the rear of the engine cover and the start of the rear wing that was open for development, hence the T wings. However, as other posters have noted, it is likely that this loophole will be closed reasonably soon.
Tony Mansell
24th February 2017, 9:03
Doesn’t do anything for me. looks very similar to last years underwhelmer. Hope its a runner though, Id love Monza to be packed with braying tifosi when I go. Hayho another year of naval gazing for Rari-s top brass
Tayyib Abu
24th February 2017, 9:05
It looks very good. Very aggressive and mean. The sidepods on it are really tight and the rake looks something out of RBR’s playbook. It looks like a lot of thought went in it. Hopefully Ferrari are competitive aero wise this year. Always big expectations
Grammo (@grammo)
24th February 2017, 9:07
These cars are looking proper fast. I have a suspicion that this is the ultimate expression of the FIA’s lack of direction and knee jerk fiddling with the rules. They will start stripping aero off the cars again from 2018 on the grounds of safety and overtaking
It’s going to be an exciting year. Fast cars and no Bernie
Todfod (@todfod)
24th February 2017, 9:07
From the front angle those side pods look the eyes of a car about to break in to tears. Maybe that’s what Seb’s face will look like mid season.
On a serious note, Hats off to Ferrari for really revolutionising their design. A lot of space below the side pods for airflow, a really tightly packaged rear end, innovative side pods and a little wing added on the shark fin!!!. Got to hand it to Ferrari for really trying something new.
I’m hoping they can be regular podium contenders with this car… more so because I can’t handle another season of Vettel crying on the radio.
Simeon Simeonoff (@simeonoff)
24th February 2017, 9:15
To me the side pods look like stormtrooper visors more than anything else.
Hugh (@hugh11)
24th February 2017, 9:08
That does look beautiful.
sam3110 (@sam3110)
24th February 2017, 9:21
That is very different looking, the extremely thin sidepods and small airbox is a surprise, it looks like Ferrari believe their cooling is ok, the bargeboards and sidepod vanes and deflectors are complex, there’s a midwing that yesterday everyone was lauding Mercedes for and the nose, even with a thumb tip, looks great
Joao (@johnmilk)
24th February 2017, 9:27
@sam3110 I though the same about the airbox, but after looking at last year’s car it is bigger. It doesn’t seem to be as big as the ones we have seen until this point but still. There is also an air inlet below it, that was there in 2016 as well but also suffered a size increase
Boli (@boli)
24th February 2017, 9:23
Winglets EVERYWHERE
WilliamB (@william-brierty)
24th February 2017, 9:24
An instantaneous addition to the top ten best looking F1 cars of all time. Those perforated bargeboards. That “coke-bottle” rear bodywork. Those stripes on the shark-fin. Those little winglets on the bulkhead. I think I need a lie down…
…I have not been sold on the aesthetics of the cars to date – even striking the W08 looked a bit like it was an F1 limo – but now I am sold. I am so, so sold…
UNeedAFinn2Win (@uneedafinn2win)
24th February 2017, 9:27
Somehow it doesn’t flow like the others, maybe it’s the way the pictures are shot or the lighting, but especially the side view it’s a box next to a box next to a box. Like each element were designed separate to maximize allowed space and then put together.
But it’s different, and the rear is packed tight as can be
Dan
24th February 2017, 9:27
Looks to have a much shorter wheelbase than any other car launched so far, or is that just an illusion? In any case the car looks awesome in side profile!
just.daz (@nemo87)
24th February 2017, 9:28
I like it.. I just don’t love it and I’m not quite sure why. Can’t put my finger on it. If that makes sense.
It looks very busy despite the basic livery.
Looks fast. But so does my dog.. and that thing’s the laziest Dog I’ve ever met.
Hopefully not as fast as the Merc ;)
T-Bar is interesting, I’m assuming Merc’s will look identical once they implement the fin!?
Side pods look like they’ve been bolted on the wrong side, but I like them :)
Another day closer to Melbourne! Looking forward to McLaren even more now!
just.daz (@nemo87)
24th February 2017, 9:30
I think its the livery that’s ‘killing’ it for me.. I know its good to see a (nearly) all Red Ferrari but.. that’s literally just it. some different hades of Red here and there may have helped I dunno.. maybe I’m just being picky..
just.daz (@nemo87)
24th February 2017, 9:30
I think its the livery that’s ‘killing’ it for me.. I know its good to see a (nearly) all Red Ferrari but.. that’s literally just it. some different hades of Red here and there may have helped I dunno.. maybe I’m just being picky..
Henrik
24th February 2017, 9:33
Of course fans will almost always wax lyrical over their team but what is it with the people responsible for the livery? This far only one car has had a livery that enhances and fully harmonises with the lines of the car; Sauber, with Mercedes a close second. Why does Ferrari always go for a flat red, bleurk? Why couldn’t they have chosen a deep, metallic candy apple red? Still it’s miles better that the horrid disaster that is the botched Renault livery or the downright ugly step-nose of the Force India.
kpcart
24th February 2017, 15:24
The renault livery is awesome, can’t wait to by a die cast model of the car. Love the force India also, the teams don’t build cars to look good. They build what they believe will be fast, I like the contrast of the force India, it is one of the great things about f1, the cars can still look different even with stringent dimensions to work to.
tiger84
24th February 2017, 9:45
Is not very nice, again the same awful nose of last year, im hope its fast
BW
24th February 2017, 11:28
Yes, going with the thumb nose again is disappointing. I was hoping it would be more like Mercedes. The rest of the car looks great. Will be hard to work today as I will be staring at the pics all day.
kpcart
24th February 2017, 15:27
Can’t believe so many people car about the nose, 1% of the car. Maybe I’ve watched f1 too long to care about such a little thing, having seen hundreds of different designs over the years.look at the rest of the car, it is a marvel to look at this years new cars
BasCB (@bascb)
24th February 2017, 9:46
Well, that looks like an interesting take on the rules. They certainly seem to have worked a lot on getting it right, the nose looks like right on the edge of what goes, the sidepods look very interesting and they have the same clotheshanger wing bit Mercedes tested yesterday.
I guess the livery looks a tad better too (why can’t they use darker red, that would be nicer), but the nose in its boxyness and that stump up front mean it will not be a great looking car to me. But if it is fast, that would at least be a good step forward :-)
Clark Finlay (@ck2000)
24th February 2017, 9:50
Is it me or has Ferrari actually tried to be daring for once with their design and pushing the aero dynamics
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
24th February 2017, 9:53
Love it!
ECWDanSelby (@ecwdanselby)
24th February 2017, 10:41
Looks that way. Very happy to see it.
Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
24th February 2017, 9:55
So may things to talk of:
Alfa Romeo brand
Wings on the fin
Sidepod
Wings by the sidepod
Wings where the nose dips
Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
24th February 2017, 10:03
The exhaust area at the first glance seems to have some changes too.
Ferrari really has given some thought to the aero development. Lets hope all the parts come together and make the car effective and reliable.
Pinak Ghosh (@pinakghosh)
24th February 2017, 10:03
The exhaust area at the first glance seems to have some changes too.
Ferrari really has given some thought to the aero development. Lets hope all the parts come together and make the car effective and reliable.
Kgn11
24th February 2017, 9:59
Well they do say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Good lord it’s UGLY!!!
When was the last time Ferrari made an F1 car that you looked at and go, “damnnnnn that’s sexy?” To answer my own question, nothing since the F2008.
They better hope its quick or the airwaves won’t be the only thing that gets the Seb bleep treatment.
Jeffrey (@jeffreyj)
24th February 2017, 10:11
Well, my thought was about this car was litterally “dayum that car sexy!”
I have been very dissapointed with how the new cars look (including the elongated Mercedes boat, although that in my opinion was the best looking one up to yesterday), but this Ferrari looks really agressive to me. Not a fan of the thumbnail nose and I don’t like sharkfins in general but Ferrari did a good job with both relatively to expecially the Force India.
Kgn11
24th February 2017, 13:30
For me it’s too boxy and that then gives it a very bulky look. There’s not much sweeping lines or curves. Really don’t like it.
Yes the Mercedes is long, but looking at how it’s packaged, it doesn’t look bulky. Until we see the Red Bull &Torro Rosso, for Mercedes looks the best all round package.
ECWDanSelby (@ecwdanselby)
24th February 2017, 10:41
The 2009 car was a beaut!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Raikkonen_Spain_2009.jpg
Kgn11
24th February 2017, 13:31
That can get a pass
Chris Bradshaw
24th February 2017, 10:04
I love that. It’s by a distance the best-looking, most aggressive, most ‘Formula One’ car released so far.
It might win stuff.
G. (#F1insperations) (@greggriffiths)
24th February 2017, 10:05
front veiw – trun off – its back to all red from the front and i dont like that.
side veiw – Italian s**y – may oh my what a good looking car. and effective use of the shark fin.
also very interesting sidepods – not sure on them just a the moment – so no other coment that interetsting.
Rear Veiw – as shapley as the rest – but boaring livery. very disapointed int he livy – VERY
James Coulee
24th February 2017, 10:07
They’re hiding the difuser area quite a lot! It should be interesting!
HUHHII (@huhhii)
24th February 2017, 10:08
Holy BWOAH! That’s a looker! Aggressive and revolutionary. At least Ferrari tried something new with this design.
G. (#F1insperations) (@greggriffiths)
24th February 2017, 10:51
I’ll agree with that. Even if the front still has the same thumb nose
BobF1
24th February 2017, 10:19
Looks like a Force India in disguise.
montreal95 (@montreal95)
24th February 2017, 10:51
Like the more red. And most of the car apart from the nose and 1 more thing: Ditch the fins! The FIA should be on the case of the fins straight away. Without the fin the car would be seriously beautiful
Blackmamba (@blackmamba)
24th February 2017, 11:23
Underwhelming from Ferrari….
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
24th February 2017, 11:33
RE length of the car (RE COTD): en profile the Ferrari looks far more proportionate, less elongated. Maybe it’s the shark fin or something, but this looks far more in proportion than the Mercedes
Strontium (@strontium)
24th February 2017, 11:39
There’s still too much white and black combination. In my opinion they should have picked one (white, because it matches their sponsors), and stuck with that. Get rid of the black stripe at the bottom.
72defender (@72defender)
24th February 2017, 11:40
Question for everyone: why haven’t we seen more teams go for the U-Pod approach McLaren used in ’11? I’m a Mercedes fan but really love that Ferrari got creative with their side pods. IMO, the best so far. Having now seen it, I’m wondering if they or anyone else in future will go with this approach but try to incorporate a ‘V’ or ‘U’ configuration.
anon
25th February 2017, 8:49
@72defender, part of the reason why the U sidepods are less attractive is because of tougher side impact regulations introduced since 2011, which would make it harder to make that design work.
Asides from that, most teams have found that there are more performance gains to be made from directing the airflow beneath the sidepods and across the top of the floor instead of trying to channel it in the way that McLaren did. It also has some drawbacks with regards to the packaging of ancillaries in the sidepods for cooling, which mostly offset the aerodynamic advantages.
mfreire
24th February 2017, 13:05
I am sorry. Anyone who has looked at this aesthetic horror and thought it looks good either hasn’t seen the pics and/or is blind. That car looks just as bad as the 2016 car- and no F1 car is as pretty as the 1990 Ferrari F1 car, IMO.
Markp
24th February 2017, 22:27
1990 was best season for colour and design across the whole grid for me. In context of what we have seen last few years I think this years Ferrari looks great but after the horrible F.I and foul looking McLaren it may just look good in comparison. Others seem nice but Merc looks like a Maybach in side profile.
Murph (@)
24th February 2017, 13:14
Leave it to an “all Italian” outfit to atleast design a beautiful car. I love it.
KwekuQ (@kwekuq)
24th February 2017, 13:14
There is a lot to look at here on this car. Looks fast looks different. But I cannot seem to shake off the feeling I had since 2012… They just do not seem like a world championship winning team. Looks good enough for second place though I must say. But Red Bull could correct my statement for me.
Ed Marques (@edmarques)
24th February 2017, 14:04
Love it.
Maciek (@maciek)
24th February 2017, 15:00
For me, best and most interesting of the bunch so far, by miles.
sward (@)
24th February 2017, 15:14
So happy they have got rid of that awful, awkward black that has been painted on the car the since 2013.
Jorge Lardone (@jorge-lardone)
24th February 2017, 16:02
Ugly, veeeeeeeery ugly. Anyway, I hope they have a ggod race pace.
Michael Brown (@)
24th February 2017, 18:15
I wonder how it would look if there the mid-wing extended across the entire shark fin
jimmi cynic
24th February 2017, 21:50
Probably awesome.
Even better if they opened up the regs a bit and allowed them to strap rocket motors on either side of the shark fin. Nothing says high performance racing panel vans than rockets! ;-)
I’m just sad that the aero boffins who developed the new spec, would have considered the implications of the lower rear wing – didn’t see the shark attack coming?
If the rear wing was mandated to the same height as the top of the advertising billboard (shark fin) then the shark panel would not have looked so hideously out of proportion. And a higher rear wing would have obviated the aero need for the eye-trapping panel. I’d be ok with that too.