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Analysis
That wing costs $100k each. Developing it costs up to
$5 million
~$100k per wing
Up to $5M to develop
Cost cap makes it a bet
Analysis · via @matcoch (X)
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Ferrari's Macarena wing is an expensive piece of kit, likely 100,000 dollars or more each. But the real cost is the staff developing it and the resources burned in the process, which can run up to 5 million dollars depending on complexity and how many iterations it goes through. In a cost cap era, no team develops parts for fun, because they simply cannot afford to. A Friday practice run has a clear purpose, usually correlation as part of ongoing development. Between a test and a race, engineers check correlation, refine the design, and produce enough examples to race the wing without reliability or damage worries. Given the time and money sunk in, it is hard to imagine it never races. Analysis via @matcoch (X), full thread. 📸📰 via matcoch #F1 #Ferrari #F1Tech
