F1 Superfast2 gearbox
F1-SuperFast2 is the latest development in the F1 Gear used on all Ferrari models. Reducing the time needed to change gears, expressed and calculated as an interruption to acceleration (not merely as the time required to select a new gear) is based on the "parallelization" concept of the times necessary for the various operations:
- cutting torque and disengaging the clutch;
- disengaging, selecting and engaging the gear;
- engaging the clutch and returning torque.
These operations are usually performed sequentially. With the F1-SuperFast2, a fully integrated and totally innovative software management system for the engine and gear-shift system allows the gears to be disengaged/engaged at the same time as the clutch is opened and closed. The result is that the 430 Scuderia benefi ts from a further-reduced gear-change time which can be as low as 60 ms.
This fi gure, the shortest in the Ferrari range, guarantees maximum sports-car feel, but without penalising the comfort of the driver or passenger. The 430 Scuderia transmission maintains the rear, longitudinal 6-speed architecture (plus reverse), all equipped with multiconal synchronizers, which assure excellent performance when changing gears. The gears and bevel type fi nal drive have been modifi ed both in speed ratio and geometry in order to optimize the application of the torque delivered by the engine which guarantees faster acceleration.