Editing Formula One car (section)

=== Wings ===
[[File:Toyota TF110 front nose front-left 2019 Prototyp Museum.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|A typical front wing of a F1 car in the 2000s.]]

Early designs linked wings directly to the suspension, but several accidents led to rules stating that wings must be fixed rigidly to the chassis.<ref name="Evol"/> The wings are [[airfoil|aerofoil]]s on the front and rear of the car, and are made of carbon fibre composites for higher strength and reduced weight. The front wing is a forked structure with a maximum width of {{cvt|1800|mm}} and must not extend more than {{cvt|200|mm}} beyond the center line. It can have a maximum of four wing elements and should not bend more than {{cvt|5|mm}}. It is made of aluminium alloy, carbon fibre and fibre glass, and can cost up to $300,000.<ref name="Front">{{cite web|url=https://f1blast.com/how-an-f1-front-wing-works-a-comprehensive-guide/|title=How a F1 front wing works|work=F1 blast|date=20 March 2024 |access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=24 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624140843/https://f1blast.com/how-an-f1-front-wing-works-a-comprehensive-guide/|url-status=live}}</ref> The rear wing consists of a main plane which spans the width of the car with smaller horizontal flaps that angle downwards. There are short upright tabs on the trailing edge of the flaps with vertical end plates at the wing tips. The DRS is a flap adjustment mechanism in the rear wings that is operated hydraulically following steering inputs from the driver.<ref name="Rear">{{cite web|url=https://f1blast.com/f1-tech-how-f1-rear-wing-works/|title=How a F1 rear wing works|work=F1 blast|date=28 March 2024 |access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=24 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624121620/https://f1blast.com/f1-tech-how-f1-rear-wing-works/|url-status=live}}</ref>