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    UNDER THE HOOD

    Mar 10, 2022 4 minutes
    PAT SYMONDS

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    THE ANSWER IS STILL BLOWING IN THE WIND…

    With the stated intent of the F1 Commission to work towards a ban on the use of wind tunnels over the next 10 years it might seem perverse that two teams, McLaren and Aston Martin, are investing in new wind tunnels right now.

    Current aerodynamic testing restrictions, while variable from team to team, are framed in such a way that it is reasonably easy for teams to share wind tunnels, so what is it about this particular testing technique that makes such a huge investment still worthwhile?

    To answer this perhaps we

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