Following on from several articles discussing the various elements affecting the aerodynamic performance of a race car, we will now discuss predictive tools used for aerodynamic development, starting with Wind Tunnel. Wind tunnels have been used for several decades as...

Our previous articles discussed the effect of drag, downforce, aerodynamic drivability and driver’s confidence on lap time. In this article we will discuss the role of aerodynamic performance predictability on the setup optimisation. Racing teams carry out significant...

Over the last three articles, we discussed race car pure performance in terms of how drag, downforce and cornering sensitivities affect its performance. In today's article, we will discuss one less advertised aspect which hugely affects performance - the level of...

In the last article we discussed how the changes in downforce across the ride height range affect the overall car performance across the lap. In this article we will discuss how the flow in cornering conditions affect its performance. The grip-limited sectors within...

In the last article, we discussed in basic terms how downforce and drag will affect the race car performance within the grip-limited and power-limited sectors. In this article, we will go into more detail about the aerodynamic performance, particularly downforce,...

Aerodynamic engineers will often use the expression “more downforce, less drag” to summarise their goal when developing a component for a race car. While this is certainly a good starting point, there are many other parameters and trade-offs to be considered and those...