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Lap times for the 2015 F1 Belgian Grand Prix

Following, I provide some plots so you may draw your own conclusions. You can also compare with last year’s Belgian Grand Prix. Average pace This plot […]

Lap times for the 2015 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

Following, I provide some plots so you may draw your own conclusions. You can also compare with last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Average pace This plot […]

The #F1SimStar submission explained

On the occasion of their three-week F1 workshops, SimScale and Nic Perrinn are launching a competition to look for the most creative visualization of airflow […]

OpenFOAM

Did you know? Boundary layer pressure

Pressure through the boundary layer in a direction perpendicular to the surface is constant. This phenomenon, which holds for thin boundary layers that remain attached […]

Assorted

Lap times for the 2015 F1 British Grand Prix

Since 2008 the British Grand Prix has not seen a British manufacturer —McLaren Mercedes— win the race. This year, Williams Mercedes had the chance to […]

SimScale F1 Workshop, a step further

SimScale started, a couple of weeks ago, a series of workshops on F1 aerodynamics in collaboration with Nic Perrinn, creator of the open source LM P1 […]

CFD, F1, OpenFOAM

Lap times for the 2015 F1 Austrian Grand Prix

The race started with an accident between Kimi and Fernando exiting turn 2. Although the McLaren mounted the Ferrari and passed by at inches from […]

Race charts analysis for the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015

A couple of weeks ago I tinkered with lap time data for the 24 hours of Ascari; now it is time to do the same with data […]

WEC

Lap times for the 2015 F1 Canadian Grand Prix

Vettel and Verstappen did both carry penalties into the Grand Prix. Vettel for a red flag infraction in FP3 and Verstappen two separate infractions for […]