Ferrari F92A

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Ferrari F92A

Ferrari F92A
Constructor: ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari
Designer: United KingdomUnited Kingdom Steve Nichols Jean-Claude Migeot Paolo Massai Harvey Postlethwaite
FranceFrance
ItalyItaly
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Predecessor: Ferrari 643
Successor: Ferrari F93A
Technical specifications
Chassis: Monocoque
Engine: Ferrari V12
Length: 4350 mm
Wheelbase: 2860 mm
Weight: 505 kg
Tires: Goodyear
Petrol: Agip
statistics
Driver: ItalyItaly Ivan Capelli Jean Alesi Nicola Larini
FranceFrance 
ItalyItaly 
First start: 1992 South African Grand Prix
Last start: 1992 Australian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR
16 - - -
World Cup points: 21st
Podiums: 2
Leadership laps: -
Status: 1992
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The Ferrari F92A was a Formula 1 racing car that Scuderia Ferrari used in the 1992 Formula 1 World Championship.

Development history

With the F92A, Ferrari introduced a new numbering system for its Formula 1 racing cars. With reference to the new V12 engine , the A1A-92, the car received the 92A type. The engine was lighter and more compact than its predecessor models. The car was developed by Steve Nichols and the French aerodynamicist Jean-Claude Migeot , who had previously worked for Tyrrell on the groundbreaking 019 model and had been brought to Ferrari at the beginning of the 1991 season. The F92A became famous for its two underbody. When driving, the blown air was directed between the actual underbody and the cockpit floor 15 cm above. From there the air flowed to both rear diffusers. What worked well in the wind tunnel became a problem on the road. The car was difficult to control, especially on undulating stretches. Migeot also developed a new front section. Left and right, two air inlets were pulled forward so far that the air flowed past the body and pushed the rear down without affecting the function of the rear wing.

A new transmission was installed in the vehicle in the summer. The new engine, which was far more flexible than its predecessor, made a seventh gear superfluous. The new 6-speed gearbox was installed transversely. Despite all the innovations, the F92A was a failure. After the departure of Alain Prost , who took a year off before joining Williams , the Italian Ivan Capelli joined the team. He could not live up to expectations and was replaced by test driver Nicola Larini before the end of the season . Jean Alesi took two third places with the car in Spain and Canada , but overall the season for the Scuderia was more than sobering. At the end of the year, with 21 points, it was only enough for fourth place in the Constructors' Cup, 143 points behind the victorious Williams team.

The team blamed the aerodynamics, especially the double underbody, for the low performance. According to Migeot and Alesi, the problem was much more due to the weak engine, which also had problems with oil leaks.

literature

  • David Hodges: Racing cars from A to Z after 1945. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 .
  • Pino Casamassima: Storia della Scuderia Ferrari. Nada Editore, Vimodrome 1998, ISBN 88-7911-179-5 .
  • Leonardo Acerbi: 60 years of Ferrari. Heel, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-815-6

Web links

Commons : Ferrari F92A  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ statsf1.com: Ferrari F92A , August 19, 2014
  2. ↑ Why the Ferrari F92A really flopped in Formula 1 in 1992 , motorsport-total.com from April 17, 2020; Accessed April 17, 2020