Formula 1 has revealed exclusive footage of a prospective 2021 Grand Prix car design undergoing testing in the wind tunnel. While the sport's future regulations shall be set in stone in October, F1 and the FIA have been hard at work for the past twelve months researching and developing the aerodynamic design that will be put on track from 2021. Initial studies were conducted using CFD (computational fluid dynamics), which remains at the forefront of F1's research. But for validation purposes, development moved to a wind tunnel using a 50% percent model, with testing conducted under very secret conditions. F1's development team, led by chief technical advisor Pat Symonds, used Sauber's...
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