Sentences with phrase «downforce means»

Modulation while trail - braking into slower corners is no issue, and the car's downforce means you can use a lot of brake pressure at the end of the straights with no worries about locking up.

Less drag makes it faster on the straights, but slightly less downforce means slightly lower speeds in certain corners.

Not exact matches

The team also tried a biplane rear wing to try and get more downforce (again, it didn't work) and the car struggled to get heat into its front tyres, meaning it had colossal understeer.

Increasing downforce levels means it will be more challenging for drivers to follow other cars through corners because of the aero disturbance and instability.

That meant that even whilst lifting through a corner, the diffuser generated downforce.

With less overall downforce than before, cornering speeds will be slightly lower (and more slidey) whilst the reduced weight and drag should mean they're actually quicker in a straight line.

Well, other than the Mercedes - AMG GT R down Hanger Straight — the race car carries too much downforce and regulations mean the 6.2 - liter V - 8 makes less power than the GT R's 577 hp.

All of this adds downforce to the front, which means a new rear wing is necessary to reestablish aerodynamic balance.

A bigger body and a tall rear wing meant more downforce.

Its multi-functional rear spoiler can switch to low - drag mode at high speed, support cornering stability by means of downforce - enhancing air blades on both sides, adjust the front - to - rear aerodynamic balance, and act as an air brake.

More miles per hour means more downforce, and mechanical grip is trumped by aero loading.

If you take the midpoint of the weight estimate, that means the car will generate about 1,488 pounds of downforce.

Other styling changes meant to improve aerodynamics and high - speed stability include a downforce - generating front spoiler lip and front bumpers with finishers, side sills pushed out to direct airflow around the car and new rear bodywork surrounding the 4 - ring taillights.

We believe that the rear air dam can do four things: switch to low - resistance mode at high speed which has the same effect as DRS, support the cornering stability by means of downforce - enhancing air blades on both sides, adjust the front - to - rear aerodynamic balance, and double - act as air brake.

Preuninger claimed downforce at top speed is increased by 20 % overall without any increase in drag - no mean feat, he said.

This winding route means that cornering — both speed and stability — is one of the most important aspects of this sprint, so the car needs as much downforce as possible in the corners in the thin mountain air to keep it all together.

The high downforce kit adds vertical canards to the outer edges of the underwing, looking particularly mean.

By means of its new front lip, MANSORY not only achieves an aggressive appearance, but also generates additional downforce.

But probably the most contributing factor to this record - breaking streak would be ALA, or Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva, an ingenious system that changes the airflow around this Bull dynamically to increase downforce and decrease drag when conditions require... and by finished many of the exterior (and interior) parts in Forged Composite, the Performante looks as mean as she should be.

The body itself is a combination of mean looks and aerodynamic dominance that provides just the right amount of downforce to keep this 500 - horse «beast» on all fours.

The add - ons are meant to improve downforce, aerodynamics, visuals and reduced weight.

That means it has less downforce than current Super GT cars, and no hybrid system like the street version.

Being aerodynamically efficient means that BMW designed the M4 to keep drag as low as possible and to create as much downforce as it could within the design constraints.

This means downforce can be added or taken away almost instantly.»

This weekend is the first race for the IMSA series on the freshly repaved surface, which combined with improved aero and downforce on the 2016 - spec Corvette meant that Milner qualified 1.5 seconds faster than the team's best effort in time trials two years ago.