Ferrari 333SP
 

Text and images copyright Michael J. Fuller

Petit Le Mans 1998The 333 SP's front end packaging.  Typical Tony Southgate front radiator philosophy.  Brake cooling is gathered from the same opening as for the radiator. 
Daytona Octoberfest 1996The Ferrari's diffuser forms two channels either side of the tub.  The air exhausts out the top of the bodywork either side of the cockpit.  Note the strakes in the diffuser section. 
Daytona testing 1997The underbody airflow splits at the horizontal lip which demarcates the beginning of the flat bottom.  Originally on the 333SP, the flat bottom started well behind the front wheel centerline.  In 1998, at the Petit Le Mans, the Doyle Risi Ferrari was made to comply with the ACO rule and bring the flat bottom forward to the front wheel centerline.  Part of the airflow exits out the top of the car, part goes into the side pod to the heat exchanger, and part continues down the bottom of the car.
Road Atlanta 1996The top exit expels air from the radiator while the bottom primarily expels air from the underbody.
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