sportscar noses

[Robert McCurdy <rmccurdy@quicklink.com>]

Hi,

We're trying to figure out if a sportscar nose on an open-wheel car has
an advantage over a chisel nose  fitted with canards.  In other words,
while I pretty sure the sportscar nose is faster on the straights
because of the cleaned up air around the tires, does it give up anything
in the way of downforce in the corners?

Anybody have any insights?