Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by George S.
Aerodynamics is one of the key factors in modern Formula One. A modern Formula One racing car has so much in common with jet fighters that one can hardly call it a car.

Thanks to the tens of millions of dollars spent by the Formula One teams on research and development in the field of aerodynamics, modern Formula One racing cars produce incredible downforce. At around 100 mph, Formula One cars develop downward pressure of around 1000kg. This downforce is enough to run the Formula One car, weighing 605 kg, upside-down on the ceiling. Marketing people at Toyota have approached computer experts to build a model of a car running upside-down in the giant loop.

It will be exciting to see the animation and it will be far more exciting to see this in reality. Maybe one day this becomes reality. Who knows.

Source: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns19948.html
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