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Formula 2 is considered the foremost single-seater feeder series to Formula 1. F2 has existed in three different guises over the years. Until 1984 the championship was an open series for manufacturers of different chassis, engines and tyres. However that championship was phased out and replaced by Formula 3000. F2 was later revived as a one-make series between 2009. However the series failed to attain the prominence of GP2, which had replaced F3000 and raced almost exclusively on the F1 support bill. The new F2 lasted just four seasons. In 2016 Liberty Media took over the running of F1 and purchased GP2, then rebranded it as Formula 2 in 2017.
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27th October 2014, 17:40 at 5:40 pm #280475
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I’m completing a CFD project using Solidworks to optimise the design of the front wing, in terms of the angle of attack, for the Montreal circuit. I want to calculate the downforce required to safely make it round each corner at the speeds that are achieved by Formula 1 cars. Could anybody enlighten me to any equations regarding this please?
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