Does anyone know what kind if any the Ferrari team waxes their F1 cars with?
Arexons used to be a sponsor (don't think they are this year?). During the sponsorship I'd imagine they'd have used Arexons waxes on the F1 cars. Anyway, I use Arexons on my 355, it's pretty good.
Just because a sponsor hands you money, doesn't mean you use their products. Take the Red Bull drinking cups at the track. What driver would fill up on that stuff before a race?
thanks for the insight. Sheesh, I really thought they really did use Shell gas... Wait a minute... you mean Kimi doesn't smoke Marlboro?
Read your own post. You said they had a wax sponsor, so you imagined they used their wax. I only pointed out that they wouldn't have to. And BTW Ferrari does use Shell fuel. Anything else?
They do use Shall gas, in fact an F1 car can run on pumped gas from a Shell station if it needs to. Better luck next time with the sarcasm.
This sounded ridiculous to me, but it turns out that you're right! (As long as you are referring to gas stations in Europe, where you can routinely buy 100+ octane gas...) Ferrari does indeed use Shell gas, but there are other suppliers (BP, etc) capable of making F1-approved gasoline, since it's made to European commercial specifications. Live and learn! Gio P
I'm pretty sure they don't even wax f1 body parts. I remember sitting in an old Ferrari F1 car at the factory when I went to Italy a few years back. The parts felt closer to the plasitc pieces on my motorcycle than to a car's paint. My motorcycle's fairings can be waxed, but wiping them off with a special cleaner spray i have (or even bug and tar which removes any grit from the road) produces as glossy a shine as any wax can.
I had attended to 03 Canadian GP. I got a chance to walk the pits after friday practice. I walked by Honda's garage and saw one of the tech wipping the cars down. I ask what he was using to wipe to cars down with, he said its Teflon, same stuff they use for airplanes.
This is actually an interesting question. The surface of a car can have a significant impact on the overall aerodynamics. For instance, waxing it may not be desirable, as it might be too efficient at moving the air over it. Consider the dimples on a golf ball. The dimples are there to help build an air cushion around the ball, thus decrease the drag on the ball. The microscopic surface of the car may act in the same way. I know it sounds insignificant and petty, but look how much money is spent on research and testing. I wouldn't at all be surprised if they use special paint processes/finishes to increase efficiency. I was wondering this same thing when Red Bull put the pictures on their car in the last race. It seems that something such as that would certainly have a small impact on the car? Peter
I think they use a quick detailer type product. Something to give it a shine and quickly take off any dirt/bugs etc. At least Team Risi Competizione did after a GT2 race.
RedBull didn't put a bunch of pictures on the car. They uploaded all the pictures into a big file and printed it out on a huge printer like a laminate/decal and put it on the car in a huge piece. Just like every other team's "paint" scheme.
I have also seen ALMS and Champ Car teams using some product that looked like wax to 'wax/clean' the cars.
