Pioneering Award: McLaren F-duct

McLaren's F-duct has won the Pioneering and Innovation Award at tonight's AUTOSPORT Awards. The ingenious device, operated by the drivers covering a slot inside the cockpit, temporarily 'stalled' the airflow over the McLaren's rear wing, giving a straightline speed boost, before the downforce was restored for corners. McLaren's rivals were soon hurrying to copy the F-duct, but the Woking squad had taken a handy early advantage with the system, which was one of the most distinctive Formula 1 design innovations of recent years

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