This will in theory make for better more interesting racing as it will allow for easier overtaking.... As at present a V8 Supercar struggles to overtake on a corner as when it leaves the slipstream from behind the car in front, it loses downforce and therefore grip, making it too hard to overtake during cornering....
Say what now? They LOOSE grip when getting out of a slip stream?
That's the biggest load of **** I've heard yet about wings/racing!
When you're in a slip stream, the car in front "punches" a hole through the air, and creates a negative vacuum behind it, which, is what creates a "slip stream" because you're not forcing your car to "punch" the air. Therefore, less force is required to gather the same amount of acceleration, as a car punching the air.
The issue you get, is you get little air flow over your car, compared to the one in front.
What does this mean? There is little air flowing over/under the car, to create a vacuum below the car to suck the car down. Hence, less grip when slip streaming.
Now, pull out of that slip stream, you grip levels sky rocket to exactly the same as what the person you were slipping behind has.
As for the 10newtons of force @ 200km/h. Thats the SECOND funniest thing I've heard abuot racing and wings.
The wings used on race cars, are a highly sophisticated wing design, they are NOT like that on a normal road going car. They actually provide HUGE amounts of downforce.
Why do you think, when a V8 supercar looses it's front splitter in the kitty litter etc, they loose so much front end grip?