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Originally Posted by Quentin
I love the armchair aerospace engineers that come out of the woodwork claiming that you need 400hp to make use of a rear spoiler.
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^ This. According to Ross Brawn, you only need 175kph to sustain a modern Formula One car upside down in a tunnel.
175kph = 109mph; I don't think you need 400hp to go 109mph. Downforce/lift is related to speed, not power output.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Eht0vDoDg"]How does the aerodynamics (downforce) on a F1 car work? - YouTube[/ame]