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> the real problem ...<snip>... cars that cannot follow each other closely in the turns Can anybody speak to what the issue is preventing cars from following
by klank 9y ago
> the real problem ...<snip>... cars that cannot follow each other closely in the turns
Can anybody speak to what the issue is preventing cars from following each other closely in the turns? Loosing "clean air" and aerodynamic downforce is my completely uneducated in F1 guess.
- chadgeidel 9y agoTake a look at this video from Kyle.Engineers (a practicing aerodynamic engineer) YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzlp6TxqM5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzlp6TxqM5o
- exDM69 9y agoA lot of very knowledgeable people agree that it's the dominant role of the front wing in the modern cars. Compare a 2016 car [0] with a 1999 car [1]. The front wing is responsible for a lot of the downforce but loses too much of its efficiency when in turbulent air. The remedy would be moving the rear wings higher (more slipstream with the turbulent layer of air higher above the cars), simplifying the front wings (which increases drag in clean air) and making the car underbody provide more downforce. Unfortunately, that's not the direction the F1 regulations have been moving to. [0] https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/static/img/mgl/3600000/3610000/3612000/3612400/3612438/s8/f1-australian-gp-2015-nico-rosberg-mercedes-amg-f1-w06-front-wing.jpg https://cdn-8.motorsport.com/static/img/mgl/3600000/3610000/... [1] http://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/upmp418.jpg http://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/1...