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Tech Bite: A look at Toro Rosso's low-drag solutions
The STR12 has performed fairly well on high downforce tracks but it is no secret that the car is inherently quite 'draggy'. Combined with the slightly underpowered Renault power unit, Toro Rosso have had to get creative in the design department to consistently challenge for points at all types of circuits. In Canada we saw a spoon-shaped rear-wing installed on the car (above), a common solution for a low-drag circuit that provides a slight compromise between rear grip and top speed. For Azerbaijan the wing’s main plane has been made even shallower, prompting a taller centre mounting pylon and reorientation of the DRS actuator. The endplates however are the same, featuring two...
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