The opening article hits on one of the topics we have mulled over before.
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I guess you want to know more on the aerodynamics side though? For that, I would say that I learned the most about pitch sensitivity, which is the way the aero changes when the car brakes and accelerates. Every car suffers from that
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The car on the track is constantly braking and acclerating, often in turns and at various inclines/declines. Much more aggresive than a car on the street or hwy.
What works great cruising at 70 mph to and from work isn't what the track demands and vice versa.
That said, I suspect with so many track variables and rule restrictions, they are bound and gagged from doing what we might do.
One can often tell when a true aerodynamic designer/engineer is employeed by a race team, the cars start looking girly.
I think many race cars suffer from a knicklehead viewpoint, avoiding the more artistic solutions avaliable. The ones brave enough to cast away preconceptions and fear make the disruptive game changers. Then they are copied or get banned by rules to level the playing field.
This is the history of racing.