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HarHarVeryFunny • yesterday at 1:23 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

A standard F1 car (without fan) could in theory drive upside down, since at high speed it generates multiple times it's own weight in downforce.

However neither the engine, nor anything else, is designed to operate upside down, so it wouldn't be able to do it for very long.


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doikor • yesterday at 2:25 PM

The Spierling can do that without moving.

https://youtu.be/g6LYcgaQ46c?t=50

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