https://the-race.com/formula-1/newey-in ... etirement/
Thoroughly intriguing read - an interview with Adrian Newey
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He didn't confirmed.organic wrote: ↑02 May 2022, 22:14Guess the big news today is that the CEO of VW confirmed that Porsche will enter into a partnership with RB to work on the 2026 engine
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos- ... 022-05-02/
.... while Porsche intends to establish a long-term partnership with racing team Red Bull starting in several years' time.
I read a couple of weeks ago that Porsche are likely to be the ones designing the electrical parts whilst the engine factory based in MK will focus on the combustion, but don't know much about the validity of said rumour
This caught my eye. While we have a general idea that people at that level area quite hands off, Newey seems to be still hands on.organic wrote: ↑02 May 2022, 13:23https://the-race.com/formula-1/newey-in ... etirement/
Thoroughly intriguing read - an interview with Adrian Newey
“That’s a difficult one to answer. I’m lucky enough to have a really good group of people at Milton Keynes and it’s a very good team,” he said. “All F1 teams are big engineering teams but in terms of the involvement in meetings, I put my tuppence-worth in but it’s the guys who bat those ideas around and maybe come up with a list and go away and do the work. Specifically, on this car [the RB18] I did the front and rear suspension and a few other bits and pieces.”
They can still rent out the windtunnel for other projects.loekf2 wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 18:23Didn't see it posted here. News today that Red Bull will start construction soon on a windtunnel in Milton Keynes. Their current windtunnel takes too much time to start up, hence costing valuable wind tunnel time.
Things will change from 2030 when CFD only is the way to go (but seems like some teams like AM and McLaren are resisting) so the windtunnel has a limited usage, but Red Bull still things it's a good investment.
Link:
https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-set- ... er-success
I wonder if the folks at Red Bull have had a tour of Honda's new HALO wind tunnel that was unveiled a few months ago.loekf2 wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 18:23Didn't see it posted here. News today that Red Bull will start construction soon on a windtunnel in Milton Keynes. Their current windtunnel takes too much time to start up, hence costing valuable wind tunnel time.
Things will change from 2030 when CFD only is the way to go (but seems like some teams like AM and McLaren are resisting) so the windtunnel has a limited usage, but Red Bull still things it's a good investment.
Link:
https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-set- ... er-success
.ispano6 wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 02:14.loekf2 wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 18:23Didn't see it posted here. News today that Red Bull will start construction soon on a windtunnel in Milton Keynes. Their current windtunnel takes too much time to start up, hence costing valuable wind tunnel time.
Things will change from 2030 when CFD only is the way to go (but seems like some teams like AM and McLaren are resisting) so the windtunnel has a limited usage, but Red Bull still things it's a good investment.
Link:
https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-set- ... er-success
I wonder if the folks at Red Bull have had a tour of Honda's new HALO wind tunnel that was unveiled a few months ago.
Honda opened its new $124 million state-of-the-art wind tunnel facility, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company's race vehicles. The new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (HALO) facility, located at the independent Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) in Central Ohio, is the world's most advanced wind tunnel, with three separate state-of-the art testing functions — aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, and racing — in one location.
Honda created the multifunctional HALO facility to reinforce its commitment to developing fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles. One of the most advanced of its kind anywhere, the wind tunnel uses a unique interchangeable modular ground plane system capable of aerodynamic vehicle testing of production vehicles and race machines.
Even more, the wind tunnel can quickly enable a sophisticated acoustic test system for an aeroacoustic testing mode that utilizes a powerful system of acoustic arrays, made up of microphones and cameras, able to collect real-time data and precision measurement. This becomes even more important as an element of vehicle design as Honda moves toward its electrified future.
The new wind tunnel, coupled with the company's advanced safety research center, provides Honda's R&D engineers with two world-class facilities in Ohio; both supporting the design and development of products built in America using domestic and globally sourced parts. This also is an opportunity for Honda engineers to build relationships with other companies interested in aerodynamic and aeroacoustic research, support STEM activities, and sustain the general aerodynamic community's testing needs.
Additionally, the wind tunnel's aerodynamic test capabilities will help increase the range and performance of the company's future full-electric vehicles, supporting Honda's efforts to continually advance its current position as America's most fuel efficient and lowest CO2 full-line automaker.
That's a nice feature indeed with a belt for tyres in motion. I also wonder whether these facilities are outside of the budget cap. In that case they can find ways to invest their surplus money. It is now even more a financial efficiency formula so any benefits cost and time wise should be considered.Wouter wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 09:08.ispano6 wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 02:14.loekf2 wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 18:23Didn't see it posted here. News today that Red Bull will start construction soon on a windtunnel in Milton Keynes. Their current windtunnel takes too much time to start up, hence costing valuable wind tunnel time.
Things will change from 2030 when CFD only is the way to go (but seems like some teams like AM and McLaren are resisting) so the windtunnel has a limited usage, but Red Bull still things it's a good investment.
Link:
https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-set- ... er-success
I wonder if the folks at Red Bull have had a tour of Honda's new HALO wind tunnel that was unveiled a few months ago.
WOW! But $ $ $ $ $ !!
Honda opened its new $124 million state-of-the-art wind tunnel facility, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company's race vehicles. The new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (HALO) facility, located at the independent Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) in Central Ohio, is the world's most advanced wind tunnel, with three separate state-of-the art testing functions — aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, and racing — in one location.
Honda created the multifunctional HALO facility to reinforce its commitment to developing fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles. One of the most advanced of its kind anywhere, the wind tunnel uses a unique interchangeable modular ground plane system capable of aerodynamic vehicle testing of production vehicles and race machines.
Even more, the wind tunnel can quickly enable a sophisticated acoustic test system for an aeroacoustic testing mode that utilizes a powerful system of acoustic arrays, made up of microphones and cameras, able to collect real-time data and precision measurement. This becomes even more important as an element of vehicle design as Honda moves toward its electrified future.
The new wind tunnel, coupled with the company's advanced safety research center, provides Honda's R&D engineers with two world-class facilities in Ohio; both supporting the design and development of products built in America using domestic and globally sourced parts. This also is an opportunity for Honda engineers to build relationships with other companies interested in aerodynamic and aeroacoustic research, support STEM activities, and sustain the general aerodynamic community's testing needs.
Additionally, the wind tunnel's aerodynamic test capabilities will help increase the range and performance of the company's future full-electric vehicles, supporting Honda's efforts to continually advance its current position as America's most fuel efficient and lowest CO2 full-line automaker.