Bottoming out

Bottoming out occurs when the underbody of a Formula 1Formula 1 is the pinnacle of open-wheel,  single-seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally. Also... There's more... car hits the track surface. Formula 1 cars run low ride heights to keep the car’s centre of gravity low and aid the creation of aerodynamicAerodynamics is the science of controlling how the air behaves as the car cuts through it at speed. F1 cars... There's more... downforceDownforce is a measure of how much vertical aerodynamic load is created by a Formula 1 car’s aerodynamic surfaces. The... There's more....
As the suspensionSuspension is the connection between a car and its wheels, managing how the car travels and responding to the driver's... There's more... compresses at speed and in cornering, this ride height becomes smaller, making the car even more likely to ‘bottom out’ on sudden bumps or kerbs. As the underbody includes a wooden plank to measure ride height, this can leave brown stains on the track where it wears.

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