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Rear, showing "whale-tail" wing. Ford developed the car around the chassis and mechanicals of the Sierra Cosworth, to accommodate the larger Cosworth engine and transmission, while clothing it in Escort body panels to make it resemble the standard Mk 5 Ford Escort, although the front doors and roof are the only bodyshell elements that are actually interchangeable.
[16] [17] [18] Designed to reduce rear-end lift and so keep the car from oversteering at high speeds, [19] the rubber edges of the whale tail spoilers were thought to be "pedestrian friendly". [20] The Turbo with its whale tail became recognizable. [21] [22] From 1978, the rear spoiler was redesigned and dubbed 'tea tray' because of its raised ...
A mechanically activated element of the rear wing of modern Formula One cars, which can be used at specific areas on the circuit. The wing element rotates from steeply inclined to relatively flat, thus reducing the amount of drag generated by the rear wing and increasing top speed. DRS also makes cars less susceptible to dirty air. A drift ...
The large rear wing caused particular reluctance. Pinske insisted, however, that the modifications were necessary to make the project successful. The rear wing was essential to retain ground contact at 300 km/h, the opening between the headlights was needed to feed air to the intercooler and the wheel arch extensions had to be there to house ...
An obvious modification to the Evolution II was the radical body kit (designed by Prof. Richard Eppler from the University of Stuttgart) with a large adjustable rear wing, rear window spoiler, and Evolution II 17-inch alloy wheels. The kit served an aerodynamic purpose—it was wind tunnel tested to reduce drag to 0.29, while at the same time ...
The rear lights of the Ghia, as well as the very early XR4i's, were the same shape and layout as other models, but featured tiny horizontal black strakes on the lenses to give the impression that they were smoked. The car was replaced by the Mondeo in Europe in April 1993, though stocks lasted for about two years afterwards. The Sierra remained ...
A wide array of rear airfoils appeared at the rear of several 1968 Formula One cars from the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix, although winglets had been trialed by Colin Chapman (who is credited with ushering in wings to Formula One) [30] earlier at that year's Monaco Grand Prix. Throughout the season, more and more teams arrived at grand prix with wings.
Monkey seat above the exhaust and under the rear wing on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid. Monkey seat is a term used in Formula One to describe a small wing underneath the main rear wing of the car that uses a loophole in the bodywork regulations to generate a small amount of additional downforce.