>>9794828So Formula 1 had a specific width and height for front spoilers. The madmen at Tyrrell realized that the front wheels were fucking up the airflow over the car, which meant that there wasn't as much air flowing over the rear wing as possible. Less air over the rear wing=less down force=less horsepower from the engine being transferred to the road. They made the front wheels as small as possible so they would hide behind the wing and then as
>>9794836 noted, they noticed there wasn't enough traction on the tiny front wheels to make the car corner competitively. As a result they made one of the coolest racecars ever.
