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17Mar

Overtaking Trends: The case for 2000bhp F1 cars

Posted by rowlandjowetton March 17, 2022March 17, 2022in Blog

Overtaking Trends: The case for 2000bhp F1 cars Written by Rowland Jowett It would be convenient to make sweeping generalisations when it comes to car performance, for example, perhaps the short braking zones of F1 cars make them difficult to…

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21Dec

Gen3 Formula E: To Charge or Not to Charge?

Posted by rowlandjowetton December 21, 2019September 15, 2020in Blog

The racing format of Formula E provides incredible interest. Like other series, the cars qualify and line up on the grid in descending order of speed, but tight tracks, close racing and energy strategy decisions mean that overtaking is frequent.…

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02Jul

Canopy Newsletter 11 – Jul 2019

Posted by rowlandjowetton July 2, 2019September 21, 2020in Platform News

Tired of running thousands of straight sims to figure out how to rebalance your car? We might have the solution for you: Dynamic Constraints When comparing laptime across different setups, strictly speaking one should rebalance the car. The previous procedure…

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20Feb

Canopy Newsletter 10 – Feb 2019

Posted by rowlandjowetton February 20, 2019September 21, 2020in Platform News

We’ve been working hard on a new way to store and organise your simulation results, configs (cars, tracks, weather), telemetry and DiL data. The beta edition of Worksheets is now available. Worksheets There is no plan to replace the Staging…

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12Oct

Canopy Newsletter 9 – Oct 2018

Posted by rowlandjowetton October 12, 2018September 21, 2020in Platform News

It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch, so it’s about time we shared some of our exciting new developments. Secondary Lap Sensitivities A new simulation type is available on your account; Dynamic Lap (SLS). This enables computation of…

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02Oct

Showing Our Sensitive Side

Posted by oliverjwatkinson October 2, 2018September 15, 2020in Blog

There are some key facts about performance that almost every engineer in every F1 team should know. These are the “fundamental sensitivities” of the car. That is to say, if we change parameter “x” by a small amount, how much…

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14May

Canopy Newsletter 8 – May 2018

Posted by rowlandjowetton May 14, 2018September 21, 2020in Platform News

An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Channel Inference A new simulation type is available. Working backwards from telemetry data, this simulation uses the vehicle model to estimate the value for channels which were not…

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26Apr

Get a grip on tyre saving

Posted by rowlandjowetton April 26, 2018September 15, 2020in Blog

In many race series, getting the most out of your tyres is essential for staying in the lead when it comes to pit stops. By and large F1 drivers are excellent at tyre saving. Many years of practice and staring…

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06Mar

Battery Thermal Management in Formula E

Posted by rowlandjowetton March 6, 2018September 15, 2020in Blog

Energy strategy in Formula E is a major performance differentiator for race teams and getting this right is a great way to start your battle for the podium. However, at warmer races, not only do teams have to contend with…

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07Feb

Canopy Newsletter 7 – Feb 2018

Posted by rowlandjowetton February 7, 2018September 21, 2020in Platform News

An update on some new features that have been included in Canopy. Tyre Wear Optimisation To help with tyre strategy during the race it is now possible to run a sweep limiting tyre wear energy by enabling ETyreWearLimit. The example…

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