After looking at this picture, there wing on top of the air intake is curved inwards instead of being straight. I know this will direct the airflow to a specific spot usually the rear wing, but wouldn't this cause more drag as it is curved? Could this cause more lift as this is the exact opposite shape of a downforce producing device?
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I'm sure all of you noticed Super Aguri's broken mid-wing in yesterday's race.
The thing that struck me about that is that it instantly stood tall or was pushed over to the opposite side.
It was hard to tell very conclusively but it made it appear that the air was pushing upwards around the airbox at this point, not ideal desired by the rear wing.
yes i noticed but i don't find it strange, after get broken it was just linked to the car by the upper part so going down was imposible, the only way the wing could move was upwards
It is not strange simply because Aguris have intake wings curved downwards (i.e. they produce lift). Probably to increase the angle of attack of the flow on the rear wings?
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I can't quite see from the picture what you're referring to.
Is it the anhedral of that airbox wing that you are talking about, or is it that its aerofoil section is lift-producing (as opposed to downforce-producing)?
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