Ferrari 2011 Chassis Passes FIA Crash Tests

Scuderia Ferrari can now continue the development of their 2011 racer, as it was reported that the next year's chassis has recently passed a sequence of crucial crash tests. The news was reported by some Italian media in recent days and reveal that this first step was actually of great importance to Ferrari before proceeding work on the successor of their F10 challenger.

And that's because, as compared to its predecessor, the 2011 chassis (whose designation we are yet to find out) comes with some important changes in terms of construction and composite materials. According to the Italian media reports, cited by the GMM news agency, the materials used for the construction of the 2011 car are more extreme.

“Ferrari's crash test chief Davide Terletti reportedly investigated a crack that opened on the surface of the monocoque, but the detail was not enough to cause the chassis to fail the tests,” further added the aforementioned report from GMM.

The mandatory monocoque tests, which reportedly took place under FIA guidelines and in the presence of an official observer at the CSI technical facility in Bollate, near Milan, are the first and most important ones when it comes to preparing a car for the upcoming season. Further crash tests will take place, but will refer to certain parts of the Ferrari car, not the basic chassis.

The man supervising the design of the 2011 Ferrari challenger is Aldo Costa, the team's technical director. Following the Wrooom media event in January, the team will go full speed at developing their new car, as the racer will be presented to the media only days before the official start of the winter testing season, in Valencia, on February 1st.