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Anything which produces downforce will increase drag - that is always going to be the trade-off. Lose your wing and you'll go faster in a straight line, but around the twisty bits, not so good. F1 cars are designed for maximum downforce - period. Their drag is astronomical. Sir Stirling Moss commented recently that simply lifting off in a modern F1 car produces more braking effect than standing on the brakes of the cars of his era.
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