Ferrari SF15-T

**Ferrari SF15-T**
	Sebastian Vettel in the SF15-T during the pre-season test drives in Barcelona
Constructor:	Ferrari
Designer:	James Allison (Technical Director) ; Nicholas Tombazis (Chief Designer) ; Dirk de Beer (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor:	Ferrari F14 T
Successor:	Ferrari SF16-H
Technical specifications
Engine:	Ferrari type 059/4
Weight:	702 kg (including driver)
Tires:	Pirelli
Petrol:	Shell
statistics
Driver:	5. Sebastian Vettel 7. Kimi Raikkonen ;
First start:	2015 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
World Cup points:	428
Podiums:	16
Leadership laps:	186 over 918.55 km

The Ferrari SF15-T was the 48th Formula 1 race car of the Scuderia Ferrari . The team contested the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship with the vehicle .

Presentation and name

The car was presented in Maranello on January 30, 2015 , and the presentation was broadcast live on the Internet.

The name of the car is made up of the abbreviation of the team name, SF , the year and the abbreviation for turbocharger .

Technology and development

The SF15-T is the successor to the F14 T . Although it is a further development of the previous year's car, due to rule changes for the 2015 Formula 1 season, the vehicle is visually different from the previous model, as the provisions in the area of the vehicle nose have been significantly changed.

The front wing has new end plates with eight individual elements that direct the air flow around the front wheels. After the team had already experimented with a system on last year's car in which air was directed through hollow axle beams on the front axle to the wheel hub in order to improve the airflow around the front wheels, the shape of the front axle suggests that this is the case on the SF15-T System is also present. The lower wishbone is attached very low to the chassis and the two suspension struts that converge there are so close together that they overlap and form a uniform aerodynamic profile. The connection of the upper strut is attached at the highest possible point on the chassis, where there is an internal swivel joint. For the front suspension, Ferrari continues to rely on a system with tension struts. According to Technical Director James Allison , it is more difficult to make a tension strut suspension light and strong, but there are aerodynamic advantages.

Below the airbox, the air inlet above the cockpit, there is now a small, additional air inlet in a triangular shape. The air flowing in here is used to cool the engine electronics. The arrangement of the coolers in the side pods has been changed to achieve a better cooling effect. The resulting optimized aerodynamics alone should make the car several tenths of a second faster per lap compared to the previous year's car.

Large differences can also be seen in the rear area, due to the fundamental revision of the cooling system, the entire rear area is designed much more compact. The rear wing has also been revised, it not only offers more downforce, but also the influence of the activated DRS should now be significantly greater. It is attached to a single strut that extends forward and connects it to the chassis. The revised brake ventilation should also bring more downforce.

After the second week of testing before the start of the season on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , it became known that the FIA considered the camera mounting on the SF-15T to be illegal and that the team would have to change it before the season opener in Australia .

The SF15-T is powered by the Ferrari type 059/4 , a 1.6-liter V6 engine with a turbocharger.

Painting and sponsorship

The SF15-T is mainly painted in classic red, plus there is a white stripe along the entire length of the car and a wide black stripe underneath. The rear part of the engine cover is completely black. Sponsors visible on the car are Alfa Romeo , Claro, a brand name in several Latin American countries for cellular networks from América Móvil , Hublot , Kaspersky Lab , Santander , UPS and Shell .

driver

Kimi Raikkonen stayed with Ferrari. His new teammate was Sebastian Vettel , who joined the team after six years at Red Bull Racing . Here he replaced Fernando Alonso , who after five years at Ferrari was now driving for McLaren . Esteban Gutiérrez , who was a regular driver at Sauber last year , and Jean-Éric Vergne , who had driven for Toro Rosso , were signed up as test drivers .

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 2015																					428	2.
Germany S. Vettel	5	3	1	3	5	3	2	5	4th	3	1	12 *	2	1	3	2	3	DNF	3	4th
Finland K. Raikkonen	7th	DNF	4th	4th	2	5	6th	4th	DNF	8th	DNF	7th	5	3	4th	8th	DNF	DNF	4th	3

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	^P / bold	Pole position
	_SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : Ferrari SF15-T - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Craig Scarborough: Technical analysis: The Ferrari SF15-T in detail. Motorsport-Total.com, January 31, 2015, accessed January 31, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b Markus Lüttgens: Ferrari SF15-T: The weaknesses of the predecessor eliminated. Motorsport-Total.com, January 30, 2015, accessed January 30, 2015 .
^ Ferrari SF15-T. racecar-engineering.com, January 31, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015 .
↑ Maria Reyer: Ferrari and Mercedes: camera mounts declared illegal. Motorsport-Total.com, February 23, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2015 .

[Analyse-1] Craig Scarborough: Technical analysis: The Ferrari SF15-T in detail. Motorsport-Total.com, January 31, 2015, accessed January 31, 2015 .

[Schwächen_ausgemerzt-2] Markus Lüttgens: Ferrari SF15-T: The weaknesses of the predecessor eliminated. Motorsport-Total.com, January 30, 2015, accessed January 30, 2015 .

[3] Ferrari SF15-T. racecar-engineering.com, January 31, 2015, accessed February 2, 2015 .

[4] Maria Reyer: Ferrari and Mercedes: camera mounts declared illegal. Motorsport-Total.com, February 23, 2015, accessed on February 23, 2015 .