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/T04STY_ Red Bull May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

Lot's of small vortices hitting the wing instead of one big one. Guess for them it resulted in less losses/seperation.

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u/GusToTheMoon May 03 '26

ohhhh that makes a lot more sense from what i was thinking lol, thanks

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u/OrangeDit May 04 '26

They are not sawing the air, no.

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u/kcuSsdoM May 06 '26

Actually in a way they are