the real explanation for red bull's downforce revealed

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lebesset
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the real explanation for red bull's downforce revealed

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to the optimist a glass is half full ; to the pessimist a glass is half empty ; to the F1 engineer the glass is twice as big as it needs to be

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And the date of the article is 1st April.

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Plus there are a few 'holes' in the story.

Whwere is the suction coming from?
Where does the sucked air go?
How can this be legal when an F-Duct is illegal?
etc. etc.

I personally found the DeLorean joke from ALMS way better last year.
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yes ive heard this rumour going before, dont think its true?
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It's an April fool's joke, as andrew pointed out and wesley said in his last statement
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lol come on guys, they are working with a vacuum cleaner company...Helmut Marko's brother 'dusty' and Mclaren protesting because the device 'sucks'...need i say more?

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come on guys , you disappoint me :o

let me give you a hint ....1978
to the optimist a glass is half full ; to the pessimist a glass is half empty ; to the F1 engineer the glass is twice as big as it needs to be

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raymondu999
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Yes, the BT46B is not lost on us. But that article was an April Fools joke.
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lebesset
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of course it was a joke , but whoever wrote it didn't seem to know the history
to the optimist a glass is half full ; to the pessimist a glass is half empty ; to the F1 engineer the glass is twice as big as it needs to be

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Or meant it as an homage to the fan cars...