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Video: See The New Movable F1 Rear Wing In Action, Courtesy Of Sauber

 
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Last year, Formula 1 drivers had the ability to adjust the angle of attack of their front wings from the cockpit, in theory to aid overtaking in the turbulent wake of another car. It didn't work all that well. This year, it's the rear wing that gets active control, showcased in the video below by the new Sauber C30.


The reason? To compensate for the now-banned F-duct system innovated last year in the wiggle room between the rules. In practice, it should allow for faster speeds down the straights while preserving downforce in the turns.

Don't expect it to aid overtaking, however, as the much simpler movable wing design will no doubt be shared throughout the grid from the start of the season.

Whatever your thoughts on its efficacy for more sporting excitement, however, it's cool to watch it in action.

Oh, and congratulations F1: you just caught up with the six-year-old Bugatti Veyron.





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  1. Green Flag Posted: 2/2/2011 12:11pm PST

    Actually, it will improve overtaking since only the car behind can use the moveable wing. The system’s availability will be electronically governed and during a race can only be activated when a driver is less than one second behind another car at pre-determined points on the track. These ‘deployment points’ will be specified by the FIA on a race-by-race basis. So, for instance, a driver might be allowed to press it for the last 300m of the main straight until the braking point.
     
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  2. Nelson avatar Nelson Ireson Posted: 2/2/2011 1:55pm PST

    And we all know how well the FIA runs races from the stands...
     
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  3. haau Posted: 2/2/2011 5:04pm PST

    It is not that F1 is catching bugatti, it was banned like every other nice technology. I do not even watch f1 anymore, as everything is banned
     
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  4. fb_1141604309 avatar Hajime Kishi Posted: 2/7/2011 8:06pm PST

    so theyve introduced this ugly narrow rear wing to reduce downforce, and now they accept movable device?
    sure they all know what they are doing.duh
     
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