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some_other_dave · 11-26-2013, 05:58 PM

It's not clear what year the GIF is from, but F1 cars have had winglets and add-on gee-gaws aft of the rear wheels for at least a few years now. Chances are that's what is causing the vortex in front of the rear wheel.

-soD

11-26-2013, 05:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
some_other_dave Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Silly-Con Valley Posts: 1,479 Thanks: 201 Thanked 262 Times in 199 Posts	It's not clear what year the GIF is from, but F1 cars have had winglets and add-on gee-gaws aft of the rear wheels for at least a few years now. Chances are that's what is causing the vortex in front of the rear wheel. -soD