In Layman’s Terms, aerodynamics is the study of how air in motion interacts with a solid object, usually focussing on how the object can be made capable of passing through the air with the least resistance. However, in F1, aerodynamics plays a bigger role, and the air flowing over the car’s body is taken advantage of and used to help other performance features, such as guiding air directly into the side engine ventilation pods and brake cooling ducts. Top teams employ a staff of up to a hundred people focusing purely on designing components that’ll shave just hundredths of second from a lap time. If these components, combined with the overall shell design can knock just a couple of tenths of second off a lap, it may be enough to  … Pictures and more
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