How is the front wing restricted?

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raymondu999
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How is the front wing restricted?

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Hey all. I'm just asking this question for a few reasons. It seems quite clearly that the front wing (even more so since 2009) is playing a superb part as a flow conditioner towards the rest of the car.

What I'm interested is how some teams seem to be going in completely opposing directions. Red Bull has a highly complex wing with what? 10 lifting portions? 9? While Ferrari/McLaren have a very simple looking wing and also simplistic endplates.

What is the rule in terms of number of lifting surfaces/slots/surface area of the front wing? Red Bull's super-complex setup vs Ferrari's super-simple wing seem to be polar opposites in terms of philosophy?
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