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Originally Posted by Nereth
One nice thing is that as you lower your car, you reduce the lift the basic shape makes and eventually it starts making downforce. Making downforce and making lift both cause drag, so you might think it is a compromise, but it doesn't have to be: If your car is currently making lift, and you drop it until it stops making lift, but doesn't start making drownforce, then you will effectively increase the load on the tyres while also reducing drag.
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Eh?
That's the equivalent of fitting a wing to create lift, then fitting another to create downforce and cancel it out.
Both result in more drag, you can't get lift or downforce without paying for it in thrust.