The traditional press conference held at the presentation of the new single-seater that will compete in the Formula 1 world championship began with the engineers who have developed the car over the past months: Aldo Costa, Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne. Byrne opened and underlined how his role in the company was changing. He was progressively filling a consultancy role for all the new House of Maranello projects and, in particular, regarding the engineering of the cars.
Then came Aldo Costa, creator of the 248 F1, to reflect on Byrne's role and the characteristics of the car in detail. He declared that: "it was mainly to do with the V8 engine and we imposed a radical change from both a mechanical and aerodynamic point of view. The aerodynamics are still at a preliminary stage and will be until the first race of the season. As regards the chassis, this is totally new, above all in the centre section. We decided on this in order to optimise the weight distribution and lighten the entire structure. The same goes for the suspension, especially in the completely redesigned rear end. The transmission too is all new (though constructed from composite materials) and also the differeential. In building these two new elements in particular, we had to pay close attention to the characterisitcs of the V8. The greater vibrations generated by the engine brought more initial problems".
Then came Aldo Costa, creator of the 248 F1, to reflect on Byrne's role and the characteristics of the car in detail. He declared that: "it was mainly to do with the V8 engine and we imposed a radical change from both a mechanical and aerodynamic point of view. The aerodynamics are still at a preliminary stage and will be until the first race of the season. As regards the chassis, this is totally new, above all in the centre section. We decided on this in order to optimise the weight distribution and lighten the entire structure. The same goes for the suspension, especially in the completely redesigned rear end. The transmission too is all new (though constructed from composite materials) and also the differeential. In building these two new elements in particular, we had to pay close attention to the characterisitcs of the V8. The greater vibrations generated by the engine brought more initial problems".
- Chassis: Carbon fibre and honeycomb composite structure
- Gearbox: Ferrari 7-speed (+reverse)
- Differential & gearbox:Limited slip differential, semiautomatic sequential electronically controlled gearbox
- Brakes: Ventilated carbon fibre disc brakes
- Suspension: Independent suspension, push rod activated torsion springs, front and rear
- Dimensions
- Wheelbase: 3050mm
- Front track: 1470mm
- Rear track: 1405mm
- length: 4545mm
- height: 959mm
- width: 1796mm
- weight: 600kg including driver and camera
- Wheels, front and rear: 13"
- Engine: Type 056
- Cylinders: V8 90°
- Cylinder block: Cast aluminium
- Number of valves: 32, pneumatic distribution
- Total displacement: 2398 cm³
- Piston bore: 98 mm
- Weight: 95 kg
- Injection: Magneti Marelli digital
- Iginition: Magneti Marelli static
- Fuel: Shell V-Power ULG 59
- Lubricant: Shell SL-0932
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