Question for aerodynamics experts

[garycat]

I was recently watching a demo of how a golf ball travels much further and faster when it is covered in dimples, than when it is just a smooth ball.

So, why aren't F1 car bodies covered in dimples if it makes them more aerodynamically efficient?

[garycat]

intrepid44 said:

Because the golf ball is trying to create lift, and the car is not. .

OK, then turn it upside down and you have downforce.

I guess there is no part of a car which is like a spinning airborne sphere, but surely there must be some area of the car's body that would benefit?

If only Adrian Newey was a PH poster

Edited by garycat on Wednesday 26th December 14:15