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How to make an F1 car - Part 4

" itemprop="description"> In the first three parts of our series about how to build a Formula 1 car, we looked at the three design stages - initial lay-up, major mechanical parts and aerodynamics. This week, we'll look at detail aerodynamic work and refining and improving an initial design. Once the fundamental concept of a Formula 1 car has been defined, a team move on to refining the detail aerodynamics. This is incredibly important - it is what decides how well the car performs. All the aerodynamic surfaces, from the front wing through the sidepods to the diffuser and rear wing, create some sort of force, either negative or positive. What a team are trying to do is...
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