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Ben Gilbert: prediction

2 Mar 2026 Acquired Formula 1

“Yes, but for fans of ground effects, they would make their way back for the 2022 to 2025 regulations, which that's what we saw in Vegas, David. It was crazy cool to watch because I think 70% of the downforce from those cars is created by the ground effects, not from the pushing down of the spoiler, but the sucking of the car onto the track.”

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Ben Gilbert
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Claim type
prediction
Recorded
2 Mar 2026
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
Formula 1

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…Interesting. Yes, but for fans of ground effects, they would make their way back for the 2022 to 2025 regulations, which that's what we saw in Vegas, David. It was crazy cool to watch because I think 70% of the downforce from those cars is created by the ground effects, not from the pushing down of the spoiler, but the sucking of the car onto the track. And so it was kicking up all that dirt, especially during qualifying, because it's driving around on these Las Vegas roads that just have sand and dirt and silt that sort of builds up and creates these just like huge clouds of dust in the air from all the sucking. And then qualifying in the rain was insane, seeing like all the rainwater just shooting up off of these cars.…

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