As underbody flow specialists we found aerodynamic opportunities under the vehicle. We improved the downforce performance mainly out of sight. Interior flow, intercooler dynamics and brake cooling are also areas that were improved by providing more airflow to these parts.

The rear wing, as drafted by the design team, has been reworked into an aerodynamic high performance part based on airfoils, local curvature, and envelope of its cross sections over the span width. As a prominent large part of the visible vehicle this is a logical area where optimization can lead to large gains, but it is not an easy task to improve without making the combination of vehicle and wing look odd and out of place. Several directions have been explored ranging from conservative tweaks to pure performance alternatives, including multi element variants.

A lot of our work on the Sesto Elemento can be spotted in the wild. If you are lucky enough to encounter one of the twenty models…