Ferrari recently helped motor racing’s governing body with the evaluation of a more complete wheel guard concept during runs at Fiorano to see if it could help reduce spray. The design was much more dramatic than the original idea tried out at Silverstone last year, and Ferrari ran two cars close together to help evaluate if it brought any improvement.
We know where we are, but I don't think that's continuing as a project at the moment, as such. Now we know we need to find other ways to protect races from being cancelled.” The influence of the venturi floor in throwing up a significant amount of water has prompted previous ideas about adding something to the diffuser to help keep the water down in this area.