Ferrari's unique front wing

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Swapnil2j13
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Ferrari's unique front wing

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Ferrari has its wing backed out..means they are steeper and higher at the middle and then gradually slope towards edge of wing...contrary to the fact that mercedes has it's wing higher at tips and lower in the middle section. The theory explained for this is that mercedes wings help in wash out and send turbulent air beyond the tires. But for ferrari,it is said that thier wings prevent stalling of air at the wing making car more consistent and predictable. Ferraris also loose some amount of downforce at the front ,due to the front wing design...which they try to compensate through some configuration of barge boards and turning vanes.
The main question is that how Ferrari's front wing design affect thier aero performance including stall prevention

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PlatinumZealot
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Re: Ferrari's unique front wing

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Front wings are not stalling at all in this formula.

The laat time that was happening was with thw bendy wings a few years back. And those bendy wings were reeeeaaally bendy!

Since then the wings have been sprouting more elements and guide vanes so any stalling is virtually impossible. In fact you don't want stalling happening at the front of the car. This takes away energy downstream. And energy js what you want to maximise all the way to the wake.
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Swapnil2j13
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Re: Ferrari's unique front wing

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Ok,agreed with your point that there is no point of stalling in modern f1 wing..but then, can you explain what does ferrari and mercedes have unique aeroeffects with those entirely different wing configurations..i.e ferrari with peaks of wing near middle while those of mercedes near the tips..