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gordonthegun wrote:
23 Jul 2026, 19:44
Apart from the addition of new winglets to increase downforce, does the reverse wing feature any non circuit-specific changes that improve it in terms of drag and efficiency as Ferrari itself claimed?
From what I’ve seen so far, it looks like the same reverse wing to me, just with extra elements for high downforce.
The shape of the 2nd and 3rd elements have definitely changed, appears to be the same mainplane though. Some of the rumors implied the geometry of the opening mechanism had also changed, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

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Luscion wrote:
23 Jul 2026, 20:06
gordonthegun wrote:
23 Jul 2026, 18:35
Does anyone know if in Hungary the bargeboards will be the same as in the last two GPs, or if they will revert to the three vertical elements?
AR says theyre running the most recent version of the car this weekend so 3 element floor board again

https://autoracer.it/ferrari-evoluzione ... eria-sf26/
Yes, we can see it in this photo and also the vertical support of the mirror has returned to extend along the top of the sidepod forming a fin.
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gordonthegun wrote:
23 Jul 2026, 19:44
Apart from the addition of new winglets to increase downforce, does the reverse wing feature any non circuit-specific changes that improve it in terms of drag and efficiency as Ferrari itself claimed?
From what I’ve seen so far, it looks like the same reverse wing to me, just with extra elements for high downforce.
The efficiency would imediately increase if this wing make a truckload of downforce more with just a little bit more drag.
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PlatinumZealot wrote:
24 Jul 2026, 03:31

The efficiency would imediately increase if this wing make a truckload of downforce more with just a little bit more drag.
The menorah wing and cat ears do not look very efficient to me :lol:

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Brahmal wrote:
24 Jul 2026, 08:54
PlatinumZealot wrote:
24 Jul 2026, 03:31

The efficiency would imediately increase if this wing make a truckload of downforce more with just a little bit more drag.
The menorah wing and cat ears do not look very efficient to me :lol:
It's not about looks it's about the physics behind it. Wing efficiency is how much downforce do you make per unit of drag.

It's better than a barn-door wing I can tell you that.
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Looks like the additional mid wing structure visibly changes flow below it (logical), and causes lower pressure, hence some detachment? Which is also logical if the main wing was not designed to work with this small winglet.