How F1 cars go so fast

These cars are so advanced they’re practically spaceships. Here's how they work.

Think of an F1 car like an airplane upside down. Both built to move as quickly through the air as possible. But where a plane’s wings work to lift it up, these car’s wings work to keep it down.

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[zaphod]

There are road going supercars which can beat an F1 car in a drag race. F1 cars are obviously fast in straight lines, but they're no faster than other supercars. The difference is cornering speed, an F1 car can maintain so much more of its speed through corners because it sticks to the ground so well, while a road supercar would have to brake so much more heavily.

[CleoAbram]

I have a whole longer video about this too (our first to hit 1M!)

[dido]

This is the Bernoulli’s principle and it also applies to planes although you have to reverse the pressures. A plane’s wings has more pressure below the wing and less pressure above it, which causes it to take off. The Bernoulli’s principle is also why some race cars have side skirts because as air passes through a constriction it speeds up.
Edit:I forgot a couple of words lmao

[randxalthor]

Love that you love F1! The enthusiasm is infectious.

Also, a little known fact: the difference in pressure between the top and bottom of a wing doesn't actually add up to its total lift. The lift is actually matched to the shift in momentum imparted by the wing on the air. In other words, the wing turns the air up or down and that pushes the wing in the opposite direction.

[chanchaniceman]

As an F1 fan for 2 decades this is honestly one of the best videos to f1 for anyone who really loves the sport

[alonzomedina]

You do so well at explaining F1!! You blow everyone else out of the water.

[suhair]

I literally fell in love with F1 after I saw your video about it and how you performed Nuclear Fusion wow that was just amazing. I am a physics student but haven’t got to experience nuclear fusion in real life, but because of you I’m happy to say that I felt doing it.

[DoTx]

So pleasing to watch your videos regardless of topic 😊

[chairpara]

F1 car wings are not just inverted plane wings. That would work but it would produce just a little downforce compared to using a scoop design which shoves air upwards to create way more downforce (but that also increases the drag)

[asparceproton]

Lifelong F1 fan here. Really solid explanation!

[HaileyThiccc]

F1 cars also use something called ground affect, or the Venturi effect which creates an lower pressure under the car which sort of sucks it to the ground when at high speeds.
To explain the Venturi effect is quite simple, if you have a pipe that air is moving through it has the same speed leaving the pipe as it did entering because there is a constant force pushing the air through, as in a f1 car speeding through air.
If that pipe is constricted in the middle and then goes back to the same diameter as the entrance, the speed of the air through the middle will have to increase and thus the pressure decreases in that part.
The floor of a f1 car is cleverly designed this way to maximize what is called downforce

[youtubersdigest]

I’m not a fan of racing personally but I do love the science and math that goes into the cars. The fact that the car is lighter means it can go faster and the wind takes up for the lack of weight without slowing the car as much

[mohammadaun]

Its cuz the air at the bottom is moving faster than the air at the top, the faster the air, lower the pressure so this pressure difference pushes the car to the ground.

[BasilRacing]

You forgot about the Venturi effect where the Venturi also affects the ground effect

[ABISHEKVVARADHARAJAN]

Williams flying last part of the season with no downforce.

[StayMadLmfao]

Idk why I’ve always just understood this as a kid. It’s why it’s always made sense to me, splitters+wing= a lot of downforce. I guess that’s why I just love the look of GT class cars. Super low and aerodynamic

[BarelyAive]

Thanks for making my lyf easier for explaining what is F1 and y they should watch it :)

[LeRoiJojo]

That's, not a symphony orchestra. 😅

[itzed]

Are you actually a fan? I’ve watched every race for 39 years now. It’s a soap opera.

[oddlyspecificmath]

I like to think of rocks skipping on a pond, except you're creating your "skipping surface" as you go.