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Originally Posted by kach22i
Back to the topic of air management, I think Ferrari's claims are overreaching but that there is something valid to it.
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Agreed.
The feature obviously does
something, but exactly what that something is will likely remain a mystery.
I tend to think the stylists had as much or more to do with the initial concept of this idea as the aero guys did. If the stylists want to add something for visual reasons, as long as it is at least aero-performance neutral they would have no reason not to allow it.
Looking at it another way, the stylists could have been pushing the large bodyside scallop, and the aero guys may have resisted it because it disrupted airflow down the side of the vehicle. Coming up with a vent to "fill" that scallop may have been a way to please both parties while giving the marketing team something really "innovative" to run with... a win-win-win.
This feature may not reduce drag or improve downforce at all, but the marketing folk can tell you whatever they think you want to hear.