stackyFACTSIn the pursuit of shaving a tenth of a second off a lap time, teams lock scale models inside massive fans and run the electricity bill into the stratosphere.
In the pursuit of shaving a tenth of a second off a lap time, teams lock scale models inside massive fans and run the electricity bill into the stratosphere. Operating these cutting-edge aerodynamic facilities requires unbelievable amounts of capital. The economic arms race is so severe that governing bodies had to step in and limit tunnel time just to stop teams from spending themselves into oblivion over air friction.
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