Ferrari has been a bit of a trailblazer this season when it comes to clever design tricks on its Formula 1 car.We have had the ‘Macarena’ rear wing and the exhaust wing. And it was also the first to run winglets on its halo.On each of those counts, Ferrari has pushed the boundaries of the regulations to unlock pockets of performance that have left rivals both inquisitive and ready to jump on board with their own imitations.While none of the ideas are magic bullet solutions that alone will push the team to the front of the grid, they do shine a light on a change of mindset at Maranello under the watch of team boss Fred Vasseur.Gone is a conservatism where staff often played it safe to not put their head above the parapet for fear of a failure that would expose them.In came an approach of seeking marginal gains in every area, which has fur …
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Author: Jon Noble
