Ferrari SF71H F1 2018 In Action - Strange Test Lights, Rear Smoke, Wastegates Opening & More!

The last (but not the least) video from the 2018 Formula 1 official tests I show you is entirely dedicated to the Ferrari SF71H. I could have chosen one of the others cars but during my 2-days stay in Barcelona I found some curious and strange things being tested/used by Ferrari. But first thing first. Halo, narrow and tiny sidepods, those curious mirrors. Don’t want to talk about them. I want to focus your attention on a few things I saw when the SF71H was out on track and I really hope some of you give me an explanation for point 2 and 3 just for pure curiosity ;) 1) Needless to say it but wastegates (or whatever it is) were opening quite often, increasing the sound of the V6 engine. First time I noticed on a Ferrari’s PU to be honest (Renault and Honda’s power units were more likely to do it, but I rarely heard them too last week). Of course same thing for Haas and Sauber-Alfa Romeo, but the increase in sound was much lower. Still try to understand if it’s a good or bad.