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20 Jun 2004, 07:21 (Ref:1009164)
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Question about Indy - The Wall and Drag?
I noticed something watching indy qualifying. Rubens was slower than MS in the first sector. Coming out on the banking he even had the wind against him (something MS didn't have) so his chances of pole was kinda slim. Yet, he got pole.
Rubens was the only driver who stayed clear of the wall. All the others hugged the wall down the straight. I read somewhere long ago that, if you're not in someone's slipstream, staying too close to the wall in Indy racing actually increases drag because turbulance and wake bouncing off the wall, back at the car. Is this true? If it is, then maybe Rubens knew something the others didn't. But why did Montoya stay on the wall? Surely he should know about this theory? comments? Cheers, Pierre. |
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