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Ferrari forced to make turbo changes

Published on 24 Jul 2016 11:52
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By: Dominik Wilde

Ferrari were forced to make changes to their turbocharger after a failure at the Silverstone test last week.

The failure caused the housing to be penetrated and the FIA reportedly demanded that the housing be strengthened in the wake of the incident.

The modification, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, has added two kilograms of weight to the team's car for this weekend and compromised it's centre of gravity.

Ferrari had another difficult qualifying session in Hungary yesterday, with Kimi Raikkonen only managing 14th and Sebastian Vettel fifth after he became a victim of yellow flags.

"We made a mistake with Kimi," team principal Maurizio Arrivabene told Finland's Iltalehti. "As for Seb, he was again faster than the two Red Bulls but unfortunately the yellow flag disrupted the end of his lap."

Barron

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This has it's roots in the original design concept under the rules which state that he turbine has to be enclosed with an explosion proof housing. Out of the (then) 3 manufacturers, Ferrari pulled a fast one by maintaining that their actual turbine housing was explosion proof and thus an extra ho... [Read more]

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Jul 25 2016 - 09:58

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mclarenfan1968

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Question is Ferrari are forced to employ this citing witnessed catastrophic failures. What about the other engine manufacturers? No one is forcing them to use better protection should theirs fail too, all just because they haven't experienced failures of this nature yet. Anyone who understands turbos know that you are dealing with extremely sharp blades, numerous blades. They are aerodynamically able to fly out to large distances in the event of an explosive failure. This is a ticking bomb waiting to happen. Again the incompetence of the FIA might cost someone's life.
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- Jul 24 2016 - 13:20
- calle.itw
  
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  Thats because the other manufacturers' turbos were considered safer and did thus not need a similar modification as the one Ferrari had to make. Its always possible for sharp bits to fly out if the engine explodes, yes, but the risk was much lower with the other units. I just dont hope the extra weight will hinder Ferrari.
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  Jul 24 2016 - 19:47
Barron

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This has it's roots in the original design concept under the rules which state that he turbine has to be enclosed with an explosion proof housing. Out of the (then) 3 manufacturers, Ferrari pulled a fast one by maintaining that their actual turbine housing was explosion proof and thus an extra housing was unnecessary, and the FIA deemed it legal. The advantage of course, was that several kilos of weight fairly high up in the chassis were eliminated with obvious advantages. It seems as if the chickens have now come home to roost, but perhaps Ferrari's Turbine Safety "System" should never have passed homologation in the first place.
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- Jul 25 2016 - 09:58