News Details

Tech bite: Force India's diffuser and vane tweaks

The aero department at Force India is littered with ex-Red Bull staff and their influence on the car has been plain to see for several years now, especially in the VJM10 as it has adopted the high rake philosophy that Adrian Newey has deployed in recent years. Rake refers to the front-down, rear-up attitude of the car, which has many advantages when exploited properly. It isn’t an easy path to follow as it requires consistent sealing of the floor to prevent low pressure air flowing beneath the car from leaking and causing a drop in downforce levels. The rear diffuser is a critical region when exploiting a high rake angle and Force India unveiled revisions to theirs in Russia....
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Tech Bite: Renault battles to improve cornering balance

Having shown stunning qualifying pace through Nico Hulkenburg in the...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Ricciardo “almost went into the barrier” after...

Daniel Ricciardo has called on Red Bull to resolve its brake issues after...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Perez: Force India doing big miracles

Sergio Perez has once again hailed Force India for punching above their...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Toprak Razgatlioglu: MotoGP's newest superstar

On one fateful day, June 10, 2025, news finally broke that would mark one...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Tim Cindric returns to Penske in race strategist role

Team Penske has announced the strategist line-up for its 2026 IndyCar...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal eye versatile Real Madrid gem as their...

Arsenal are looking to improve the team with the signing of Real Madrid...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal board issue brutal ultimatum to Arteta after...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is reportedly under pressure from the club...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal very serious about signing midfield gem as Man...

Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has been linked with a move away from the...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Leeds preview: Change it around to try and find the...

Morning all. It's now 28 days since Arsenal last won a Premier League...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Martin Brundle reveals F1 quirk that could see Mercedes...

F1 legend Martin Brundle has noted a potential... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

F1: Round 1 to Mercedes

Shakedown stats suggest that Mercedes has reacted... Read More »
2h ago from Pitpass.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.