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Old 12-07-2011, 02:43 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SvdM View Post
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I don't know what 5G has to do with the this... you'll note they used this F-duct system for the long straights to reduce the overall drag of the vehicle.
Exactly, race cars are designed with elements that produce negative lift for going around corners at high speed, but downforce also produces high drag. This tube only reverses some of this at the cost of extra internal drag in the pipe itself.
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