Im 17, year 12 at school in oz.
I'm involved in a different type of racing through school similar to F1 just on a smaller level... eg. using composite materials, machinery skills etc etc.
What I wanted to ask was.... Has anybody heard of the 'dimple effect' used in aerodynamics? basically what it is, is little dimples like on a golf ball that help laminar air flow over the surface of an object. For example, a golf ball with dimples can travel twice as far as one without.
Would this be helpfull in F1 where thousandths of seconds are usefull?? The 'dimple effect' would primarily be used on pieces of the car that are not that aerodynamic and disrupt the air flow.
Interested to hear other peoples thoughts, as I know the dimples are being used in cycling equitment where speeds are only around 60 km/h compared to an F1 cars 200 km/h. I have also hear that the dimples have been outlawed in the rules.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!