How do F1 Wheel Covers Work?


So F1 banned wheel covers back in 2010 because they didn’t improve overtaking as was intended.

So for 2022, when the entire focus of these new cars is to improve overtaking – they brought them back?

Huh? That seems bizarre – on the surface.

But today we’re gettin our air-heads on to figure out the aero wizardry that these wheel covers are doing. And why do these new ones move with the wheels – where the iconic Brawn neon ones didn’t?

Let’s go!

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