New 2019 Front Wings...

It is yet to be proved that a larger, simpler wing will help overtaking and I am sure the engineers will find a way around the regs anyway so I am not confused at all. What is inconsistent is that the original wider wings were banned because of the punctures cars were getting making it more dangerous and drivers could not see them, but now they are appearing to suggest this isn't a problem.
 
It's pretty easy to prove with wind tunnel analysis. The type of flow that they create is beneficial for the aero on the car that they're on, but they leave a mess behind the car. Simpler wings create less turbulent air behind the car. It's quite simple. :)
But this isn't my point and you are not reading what I am saying. Larger wings will once again produce punctures and debris on the track, as they did before, which is why they went to smaller wings in the first place. It is no more than a knee jerk reaction to go to larger wings.
Besides wind tunnel correlation has been proved wrong before plus I have no doubt that by the start of the 2019 season the aerodynamic engineers will have found alternatives ways of producing dirty air behind the cars.
 
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