Images
courtesy and copyright Bob
Chapman @ Autosport Image and Michael
J. Fuller
Text
copyright
Michael
J. Fuller
The
winglets attached to the rear fenders effectively help to generate rear
downforce and are used to tune the car's aero. balance. For high-speed
circuits such as Le Mans they are removed to reduce overall drag. |
The
rear wing runs at maximum height. |
The
rear diffuser is not to the maximum allowable width which is common practice
these days in order to reduce the rear wheel's negative effects on the
diffuser performance. But the most interesting treatment is the curving
transition where the fender underside blends to the diffuser side wall.
Without winglets here. |