It reduces the exhaust noise by eliminating the mirror effect of sound waves bouncing off the pavement. The race regulations stipulated relatively low maximum decibels and this trick was a simple and effective solution. By the way, I don’t remember the source of this info, but it did include an interview with the engineers.
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why’s the exhaust tilted upwards?
I have no idea
It reduces the exhaust noise by eliminating the mirror effect of sound waves bouncing off the pavement. The race regulations stipulated relatively low maximum decibels and this trick was a simple and effective solution. By the way, I don’t remember the source of this info, but it did include an interview with the engineers.