Jay the cars are multiple mph slower in a straight line, don’t believe me ask Eakin. Also how DF is needed to be generated at 60 mph to create a .5 mph advantage? How much downforce extra downforce is required at 90 mph to create a .5 mph difference? How much extra downforce do the wide pods cars generate? Surely you have that info as you are using it to justify your decision. There must be some math you have that can justify this otherwise how did you come to a 25 lb weight penalty?
& your statement isn’t 100% correct either, while I agree df helps improve lap time, you can not deny that increased drag is a negative to improving lap time. So what numbers do you actually have? Or is it a secret we don’t want the Soviets or North Koreans to get a hold of?