Physics in Formula 1
The Formula 1 car utilises the Bernoulli principle to realise the massive downforce, which keeps the car on the tracks despite the mindboggling speeds which Formula 1 cars achieve. The Bernoulli principle describes the relationship between the velocity of a moving fluid and the pressure exerted by it.The principle states that:
"For an ideal fluid, with no work performed on the fluid, an increase in velocity results in
a simultaneous decrease in pressure, or a change in the fluid's gravitational potential energy."