Why Does an F1 Car Get Sucked Onto the Track?



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The hidden tunnels beneath a Formula 1 car turn the track into a giant vacuum cleaner to keep the car from flying away.

Sources & credits:
Driver61 — How the 2022 F1 Aero Tunnels Actually Work (youtube.com/watch?v=W-82tJWMS_0)
Soham Gurav — Validating the Ground Effect (youtube.com/watch?v=R6uJc3Jc2-Y)
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team — Everything You Need to Know About Wind Tunnels | F1 Explained (youtube.com/watch?v=7U6OxMIg5f0)
B Sport — F1 2023 – The Red Bull Trick (youtube.com/watch?v=EJUj52YxToU)
Autosport — How a Formula 1 car works: Episode 4 – Diffuser (youtube.com/watch?v=–HV0NwIOyU)

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