How AWS helped design the 2022 Formula 1 car concept
Neil Ashton, Principal CFD Specialist, Amazon Web Services
Formula 1 has revealed its next-generation race car that teams will use in the 2022 season. The objective of the new car design is to facilitate more opportunities for close wheel-to-wheel racing, overtaking, and therefore more action on the track. Formula 1 relied heavily on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) throughout the design process and ran thousands of simulations using thousands of compute cores per simulation on Amazon Web Services (AWS), to save both time and money when delivering the new design.
Downforce is a crucial element to Formula 1 as it aids traction to increase cornering speeds and is a key development area for the Formula 1 teams. Currently, Formula 1 cars lose as much as half of their downforce while racing close to each other due to turbulent air ejected from the car in front. The fundamental goal in redesigning the car is to reduce this downforce loss to increase wheel-to-wheel racing between the cars. The next-generation car will run on 18-inch wheels with low-profile tyres for the first time and will feature wheel wake control devices and wheel covers to minimise the wheels’ losses. The bodywork design with a new front wing shape, simplified suspension, new rear-end layout, and underfloor tunnels helps alter the shape and location of the turbulent airflow from the leading car, reducing the downforce loss of the following car allowing them to close in for a chance to overtake...
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