F1's Downwash Aero Tech Explained

Published: 22 June 2023
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The F1 season may have started off with various sidepod designs, from ramps to zero-pods to bathtubs and slidepods, but one design is prevailing as the strongest option in 2023 - downwash aero designs. With Mercedes and Ferrari both changing concepts over, and Aston Martin pushing their sidepod downwash design to the extreme, will any of it help the teams catch Red Bull, the original ramp design in 2023? Jon Noble chats with Matt Somerfield to find this out and more.

0:00 What Is Downwash?
2:23 Why Change Designs to Downwash?
3:37 Mercedes' Zero-Pods
4:35 Ferrari's Bathtub Sidepod
5:49 Why Is Downwash King?
7:54 Aston's Aggressive Design
8:57 Wider Sidepods
10:17 The Future Designs

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