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F1 Tech: The rise of extreme bargeboard designs

The aerodynamics of a current F1 car sees a maximum expression of research, development, and extremism, in the flow deviators placed between the front wheels and the sidepods, often referred to as the ‘bargeboard’. These bargeboards are aerodynamic elements that have the purpose of diverting and managing the air-flow coming from the front axle, conditioning it and channelling it towards the underside of the car, the sidepods and then to the rear diffuser. Since 2017, the bargeboards have returned to play a predominant role in the management of air-flow and vortices that affect the car, and over the past three years they have been subject to considerable development. They are amongst...
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