A term used to describe the wake of dirty air that flows off the back of the car creating a zone that reduces the aerodynamicAerodynamics is the science of controlling how the air behaves as the car cuts through it at speed. F1 cars... performance of the following cars. This limits the amount of time that cars can compete wheel-to-wheel as the challenging car will start to experience performance issues such as overheating or tyre degradationDegradation refers to the performance of the tyre with respect to its thermal qualities. The tyres perform best at an....
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F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel, single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... cars operate on the edge so there is zero tollerance to reduced aerodynamic performance.
In 2022 new regulations were introduced to better manage the dirty air with the intention of improving the spectator experience, allowing closer racing and providing more overtaking.
