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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
Otherwise, it's a fundamental aerodynamic principle that more downforce, comes at the expense of more drag because they are proportional. The greater the angle of attack of the wing, the more downforce is created but it produces more drag. As in this picture. The picture is of an airplane wing but the principle is the same but reversed with a car.
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I've never really liked the "because they are proportional" stance because it's way
more complicated than that. It's not really "proportional" if the proportions change constantly.