There is an enormous amount of complexity involved in making a masterful F1 car. Having been part of Formula 1 from the very beginning, teams like Ferrari have made many changes to their cars over the decades. F1 teams use modern technology to create some of the best cars in the world. Using the wind tunnel has been very beneficial for F1 teams to develop cars that are aerodynamically perfect.
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Formula 1 F1 – French Grand Prix – Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France – June 20, 2021, Red Bulls Max Verstappen, Mercedes ‘Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in action at the start of the REUTERS / Yves Herman
F1 drivers use many tactics to win races, one such tactic is tow or slipstream. According to F1.com: “A driving tactic where a driver can catch the car in front of him and duck behind his rear wing to benefit from a reduction in drag over his body and hopefully be able to reach a superior top speed to fly past the next corner. “
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How towing an F1 car helps helps
Towing gives drivers a huge advantage in getting better speed. It helps a driver to achieve better and reduced drag from the driver driving in front of him. When an F1 car is driven on the racetrack, it creates air pressure that is called “dirty air” to the driver behind. This “dirty air” can be beneficial for the driver, as it can increase the speed by several tenths of a second. However, this benefit only occurs when the cars are traveling in a straight line.
This phenomenon occurs when the car in front of the car blows directly into the air and air flows through the following car, with the help of this air, the driver behind the car can get a better speed without doing much work.
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F1 fans have seen some strange qualifying sessions, one of which is the Italian qualifying session. The Italian route has straight lines that give the drivers a drag. For this reason, the racing cars line up for the last flying lap in order to achieve a better speed from the driver ahead.
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