Hello Guys,

It is ironic that Piola supposedly leaked a similar design some years before and the Ferrari car has it now? That was the drawing he had with the wings on the side of the cockpit. Maybe Ferrari designers did have a few sketches floating around at the inception of the 2017 regulations. I remember this was pre 2012 season and much of the talk that year was of Rory Byrne's involvement - as it was this year. Part of me wonders if this is a concept Byrne had in his mind for a while, possibly with a small R&D group as a back burner project. Interactions happen at different touchpoints and Sales Video Animation are finding its way to influence buying decisions. The 2012 was the first Pat Fry led concept, so maybe he was resistant to outside ideas, or maybe the concept just wasn't developed enough yet; either way, I find it a bit of a coincidence for there to be absolutely no connection.

Thanks