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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
Has anything been written explaining the reason/s for that big, bulbous design of the leading edge of the front fenders?
In many ways, it doesn't make any sense aerodynamically, but you never know what can be discovered in wind tunnel testing.
I also wondered if it could be an advantage to the driver for being able to "locate" the front corners more easily in close quarters on the track with other cars, but that seems like a stretch. It looks like it would create more of a problem by obscuring the rear corners of other cars that are just in front of him and slightly to one side... especially to the left.
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If you notice the top of the fenders are open. I have heard speculation the front fender design was to allow the air flow around the tires to flow out the top of the fender. They have to have room for the huge headlights needed to run at night and 200 MPH.
It would be interesting to hear the real reasons but I suspect that will not be discussed by Porsche until this design is surpassed.