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F1's 2021 car in the wind tunnel

Facebook Twitter ReddIt Email Formula 1 gave us an interesting glimpse behind the progress that is being made toward the 2021 regulation changes. Replete with a video of a 50% scale model running with 18” tires and its rake being moved up and down to measure airflow from behind the car. The disturbed air coming off of a car is a large contributor to the challenge F1 has with racing close and passing. The Ross Brawn led F1 group along with the FIA have been working hard with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) to create the car of the future and prevent some of the drawbacks of dirty air as well as include new elements such a18” tires. As f1.com explains, it was an interesting way they...
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