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Originally Posted by Sodemo
Yep, the size of the wings now is ridiculous. I think ideally you would want the rear wing raised a bit too.
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Because people (drivers and fans alike) complained the cars were too slow in 2014-2016, hence the increase in wing
and tyre sizes (i.e., increasing mechanical grip, since aero is just a multiplier of mechanical grip) for 2017.
Cutting the wing size would make them corner at Indycar or F2 levels -- at 3g instead of 5g -- which is noticeably slower. About 10s/lap slower.
For reference if you had no downforce at all, they would corner at 1.5g and lap about 20-30s/lap slower.
To quote Mark Webber, the 2014 cars were "too slow, not stimulating".