This is about the dumbest rear wing I ever saw on a race car.
It is socially irresponsible on the basis of excess fuel consumption alone.

Down force  to drag ratio, in this application, is mostly
a function of the span loading. That is why sail planes have long wings. Cl squared over Pi times the aspect ratio! The aspect ratio here is about one!

Let assume the Cl is 2. the induced drag factor is
then four divided by Pi or about 1.25! In other words  for every
pound of down force there is about 1.25 pounds of DRAG!!!!!

This will do nothing to reduce the turbulence behind the car. It will probably increase it. The Formula 1 aerodynamicist are now complaining they can not get enough down force on the nose because the front wing is affected by the tires and the body. Face facts FIA. allow wide high mounted wings both front and rear.

I don't know what, if anything, the FIA is thinking.
Don't they have anybody on their staff that can explain
this to them? Not all people watching Formula 1 are stupid.

Check out the old suspension  mounted high wing  movies on www.rotaryeng.net. Scrol down to the bottom of the first page.


Paul Lamar


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