by Gerson Garsed-Brand | Apr 14, 2023 | Motorsport Aerodynamics
In a previous article, we discussed the challenges around establishing the correlation levels across CFD, wind tunnel and racetrack performance. The uncertainty in the measurements, and therefore in any comparison derived from them, is a fundamental aspect when...
by Gerson Garsed-Brand | Jan 25, 2023 | Motorsport Aerodynamics
In our last article, we discussed how the aerodynamic performance of a race car is analysed based on the various sources of on-track data and the driver’s feedback. Today, we will discuss the correlation between track and predictive tools. For the purpose of...
by Gerson Garsed-Brand | Dec 16, 2022 | Motorsport Aerodynamics
So far, in the series of articles, we discussed the fundamentals of a fast race car from the aerodynamics perspective and the various methods used to predict and develop its performance. This article will discuss how the race car’s aerodynamic performance on the...
by Pete Rawcliffe | Nov 18, 2022 | Motorsport Aerodynamics, Uncategorised
The implementation of robust processes for data organisation and management is a task often overlooked within engineering applications, but it can unlock productivity gains from several different sources: Collaboration Having a single data source allows groups to...
by Gerson Garsed-Brand | Nov 10, 2022 | Motorsport Aerodynamics
Many racing car systems require some thermal management. The two most commonly discussed are the power unit and brakes; however, many other smaller sub-components can also require some level of intervention. Those include electronic circuits, hydraulic lines and even...
by Gerson Garsed-Brand | Oct 25, 2022 | Motorsport Aerodynamics
The last three articles discussed how wind tunnels and CFD are used as the main predictive tools for aerodynamic performance in motorsport. In today’s article, we will discuss the growing role of data-driven methodologies in this process. Data-driven processes...
