The Great Britain four-man bobsleigh team spent time in the wind tunnel simulators at the BAE Systems jet-building facility in Warton, Lancashire, as part of their preparation for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on February 7.
The team has been working closely with aerodynamic experts from BAE and McLaren Applied Technologies, to test how different sled set-ups and crew positions affect wind resistance at speeds over 65 mph. One area they focused on was tracking the impact the kit worn by the team had on race position and aerodynamics on the…
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