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The punctured tyre had broken quite a crucial part of the floor, where the exhaust blows on it to create downforce.
Carbon-fibre front dive planes, like upturned whiskers on a manga comic hero, conspire with a massive rear wing to create downforce.
The team have also redesigned the bodywork to improve aerodynamics and adopted a McLaren-style exhaust in an attempt to create downforce from the exhaust gases.
So all teams are trying to find the optimum balance between downforce and drag - which means they seek to create downforce in the most efficient way possible.
Vettel would destabilise the rear of the car on corner entry, so it was pointed quickly towards the exit, and then stabilise the resultant slide by getting on the throttle, which forced exhaust gas to flow over the aerodynamic parts at the back of the car and create downforce and grip.
The underside of the BT49 is shaped to create downforce through ground effect: air is accelerated under the car, reducing the air pressure beneath it and pushing the tyres down harder onto the track.
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(The spoiler is a raised attachment fixed to a car's rear, which deflects air and creates downforce, for better traction).
It is accepted by most racers and mechanics in the Sprint Cup series that if air flowing underneath the car is allowed into the cockpit, it creates downforce that allows the car to better hug the track.
What you're trying to do is minimise the amount of air the car is pushing forward and maximise the speed of the airflow over it, because that creates downforce.
Denny Hamlin had an issue with the front splitter that creates downforce on his car, forcing him into the pits for repairs.
The 2J had two fans at the rear of the car driven by a dedicated two-stroke engine to draw large amounts of air from under the chassis, reducing pressure and creating downforce.
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