downforce

British  

/ ˈdaʊnˌfɔːs /

noun

1. a force produced by air resistance plus gravity that increases the stability of an aircraft or motor vehicle by pressing it downwards

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Example Sentences

Fundamentally, the lower a Formula 1 car is run to the ground, the more downforce it will produce, and therefore the quicker it will be.

From BBC

The floors of the current cars - which have so-called 'venturi' underbodies that generate downforce through 'ground effect' - were raised between 2022 and 2023 to reduce the likelihood of a phenomenon known as 'porpoising', which blighted a number of teams when the current rules were introduced.

From BBC

This is where a car gets sucked to the ground as the downforce increases at speed to the point that the airflow under the floor 'stalls'.

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This leads to a sudden reduction in downforce, so the car jumps up, only for the airflow to start working again, the car sucked back down until the same thing recurs.

From BBC

Then, final practice and qualifying on Friday were wet, so the cars would be slower and therefore have less downforce acting on them and not wear the floor as much as if it was dry.

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