ok, this wing thing is actually not a big deal, a) cause its testing and b) the new ('04) wings are theoretically faster anyway...
As found in Autosport tomorrow..... (Firstveiw's great)
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New Rules push up speeds: Formula 1's new-for-2004 bodywork regulations have improved the car' performance, even though they were brought in only as a means of boosting the visibility of sponser logos.
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with reference to how i feel over the he second part of that quote, look at the "airboxs and wing regs" thread i started.
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Jaguar revealed last week that the rear wing and engine cover modifications have decreased donwforce by 3% but improved drag by an impressive 4.3%. This means the overall performance of the car has been theoretically improved.
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This will be explained in two ways.
1) downforce reduction due to two elements instead of 3, as three can produce more downforce for a given drag level.
2) Larger endplates, while themselves producing more drag due to their size, are much more effective at producing downforce for a given wing width than a smaller plate. (This has also been discused in the Sportscar and GT forum, of the Audi R8's much copied endplates). Basically, for a given wing width, a larger endplate will produce more downforce, allowing a smaller wing setting to be used, and hence even less drag.
So in my veiw, Mclaren still have more to come....
Ed