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F1 Flexi-Wings Front Wing Explained
Front wings on a F 1 car are aerodynamic devices that suffice two main functions:- a) Produce Downforce.
b) Direct the airflow towards the rest of the car. Now, I know you may be thinking what is downforce? So, first I will be detailing about the basics of downforce and then coming onto more detailed parts. Downforce: In simple words, it is basically the force generated by the aerodynamic bits on a car, pushing it towards the ground. To understand it in more detail we first need to be clear about Bernoulli’s principle. Bernoulli’s principle states that as “within a stream of fluid, pressure decreases as the speed of flow increases, and similarly pressure increases as speed of flow...
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