“The low pressure means that despite running large rear wings, the drag and downforce of the cars is low. Cooling the PU and the brakes is also difficult, and the turbo needs to work very hard to keep the ICE running correctly.” Then it’s back to Grove for a couple of weeks to...
When you drive an Alpine A110, you get used to being asked one question over and over: "Wow, that's cool – what is it?" So just in case your history of French sports cars is a wee bit patchy, here's a brief explanation. ...
Reduced weight and maximum downforce are often key priorities when building a hill climb car, helping them to achieve unbelievable levels of grip and mind-blowing cornering speeds. Coupled with the (in many championships) unrestricted power outputs, these cars are faster than most, especially when ...
Put simply, Formula One cars are so expensive because the teams must own the intellectual property for every part of the car. IndyCar uses off-the-shelf components — all teams use the same Dallara-made chassis and can buy their engines directly from Honda or Chevrolet. The rest...
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The upshot of fan-assisted downforce is you don’t need to go quickly to get the benefit. How does 500kg of negative lift from 0mph grab you? McMurtry itself is the brainchild of Irishman Sir David McMurtry, who worked on Concorde’s supersonic Rolls-Royce Olympus engines. His company lo...
That’s debatable. Today’s GT3 has had the most significant tweaks yet, including a huge helping of extra downforce and, for the first time in a 911, double-wishbone front suspension that's key to improving its front-end grip. It's still not for the fainthearted, though. ...
It’s also an opportunity for Toyota to help develop young Japanese drivers – which is a cornerstone of their company targets. F1 EXPLAINS: Downforce and why F1 cars have wings – with McLaren Aero Specialist Emel Cankaya They have seen rival Honda come into...
Active aerodynamics will be a major feature of the Valhalla, with movable front and rear wings that adjust to balance downforce and drag, maximize grip, and improve braking performance. We can only assume that Valhalla's eye-popping design will be complemented by out-of-this-world handling. 0...
In fact, downforce is such a non-issue here that all of the teams turn up with special, low-profile rear wings to make drag as low as possible. Who’s going to win the Italian GP? Sigh, every week with this question and every week the same answer: unless a mechanical issue...