“Drag slows you down, so you want a small rear wing. But in Monaco, where you have a lot of low-speed corners, to go as fast through the corners, you would want a large rear wing.”
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The weekly F1 Explains podcast answers your questions about how the sport works. Listener Brigit in New York asked the podcast to explain downforce. If you’d like your question answered, send it to F1Explains@F1.com.
F1 Explains is live on-stage at the United States Grand Prix, where Katie and Christian will be on the Amphitheatre Stage at the Circuit of The Americas on Saturday October 19 at 6.15pm, alongside special guests Ollie Bearman, Ferrari Academy Driver and 2025 Haas F1 driver, and Mika Hakkinen, two-time Formula 1 world champion. Anyone with a weekend or Saturday US Grand Prix ticket can watch the show with no need for reservations.
Then, on Sunday October 27, join the podcast team and other F1 fans for simulator racing plus food and drink at the newly-opened F1 Arcade Washington D.C. Katie and Christian will be hosting a Watch Party for the Mexico City Grand Prix, and you can buy tickets here.