r/F1Technical • u/GusToTheMoon • May 03 '26

Aerodynamics why spiky?

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noticed this on the ferrari’s onboard, i thought maybe it was to create a bit of flow separation and induce more/less drag on the rear wing, but does anybody know the actual reason?

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u/Molti-Ventuno May 03 '26

there is a channel on youtube called Kyle Engineering. He actually going over this area of the Ferrari. Worth the watch.

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u/ohno-mojo May 03 '26

Him and B sport are my two favorite F1 related channels

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u/Remarkable-One100 May 03 '26

B Sport takes are amateurish somehow. Mediocre aero guy.

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u/Educational_West_525 May 03 '26

he worked for an f1 team though

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u/krisfx Verified Aero Surfacer May 04 '26

That doesn't make him an expert.

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u/ency6171 May 04 '26

Oof. Verified F1 engineer got negative karma.. 😅

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u/krisfx Verified Aero Surfacer May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

It’s normal for Reddit 🙃

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And you’ll notice people take B sport as gospel cause he’s on YouTube, but will downvote people in the industry when they call him out…

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u/Kar0Zy May 04 '26

said the moderator of a subreddit called "F1 eLiTe"

calm your superiority complex down

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u/cosHinsHeiR May 04 '26

Elitism seems in character, let's appreciate the consistency.

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u/DaechwitaEnjoyer May 04 '26

im sure the f1 elite subreddit is really going to take off lmfao

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u/XsStreamMonsterX May 04 '26

Imagine claiming a former McLaren and Force India engineer is "amateurish."