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In ths video, I try to show the dirty air behind the F1 cars.
This is quite a complex thing to discuss in a short description.
But I will keep the discussion for a general audience.

As the F1 cars move through the air, they leave behind a low pressure zone.
If the trailing car is close enough during a striaght, this will be an aerodynamic advantage. But if you are cornering, this same phenomenon will eat away at your aerodynamic performance.

In my other videos we see a horizontal slice of air passing over the car. This "clean" undisturbed air will flow past the car perfectly as intended and ulize all the aero packages. But as you can see behind the car, is a different strou, the air is no longer neatly stacked, and thus cannot utilize the aero package of the car as efficiently.

This is a gross simplification of course. But hope it answers some questions.