What makes it work is the wing is designed like an airplane wing, but in contrast to our example above, the wing is upside down, creating a downforce instead of lift. Spoilers work differently.

If you've ever seen a maple seed, they've got that wing that allows them to spiral down to the ground. Marina Henke: Plants, insects, extinct dinosaurs… it’s helpful to focus on what’s similar.

What are flexi-wings? Put simply, this is how much either wing on an F1 car flexes under the load of air moving over their surfaces while running on track. This always happens, but there are ...

The first images of McLaren's revised front wing aimed at passing Formula 1's tougher flexi wing tests highlight how the devil will be in the detail of what teams have had to change.