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Bite-size tech: McLaren front wing

McLaren continues to pursue performance by making circuit-specific changes to its front wing, highlighting how important it is to get things right with the airflow first seen by the car. The changes centre around two key areas of airflow manipulation conducted by the front wing, the first being the flap tips. McLaren has, for a number of races, created a split in the upper two flaps to change the way in which airflow shed by the tip has an effect on the Y250 vortex below. This vortex is imperative to the performance of many components downstream but needs to be moved around in order to maximise its position for the given speed window the car will run it at that circuit. McLaren has...
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