this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023
367 points (91.6% liked)

Technology

60116 readers
2542 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Plus they are designed to have low amount of aerodynamic drag. So no aerodynamic grip in fast corners.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On most public roads, if you're driving fast enough for downforce to be an issue, your poor judgment is the primary factor in any resulting crash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Truer words have never been said

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Which is true but not any different than normal cars. Very very very few cars have enough aero to matter—even on the track.