It’s a cape, a peninsula… no, the new nose of the F2008

After many rumors, the new nose of the F2008 was finally unveiled today during testing at the Barcelona circuit.

Felipe Massa tested it with slick tires, and the car was therefore equipped with a split nose.

This hole in the nose is intended to use the air that accumulates between the front wing and the underside of the nose.

This will improve the car’s balance by directing a better airflow to the rear wing.

What Ferrari did is create a channel from the top of the nose, an area heavily subjected to air pressures.

As for the air outlets, they are divided into two. The reason probably comes from the fact that the outlet of these flows merges with the flows passing over the car.

This setup will give the Scuderia the opportunity to compare the effects of this new nose to the effects currently experienced on the F2008.

If the tests go well, Ferrari should use this new nose at the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks.

Massa finished the day with more than 2.5 seconds ahead of his closest rival.