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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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01Feb

Canopy Newsletter 14 – February 2022

Posted by rowlandjowetton February 1, 2022February 1, 2022in Platform News

Here is an update on some of the latest developments at Canopy: Welcome to Alex McCormick and Jon Mullen Alex previously worked for Mercedes-AMG F1 team as a performance and simulation engineer for three years and was involved in five…

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08Aug

F1 vs Porsche 919 Evo at the Nordschleife

Posted by rowlandjowetton August 8, 2018September 15, 2020in Blog

Would an F1 car beat the recent lap record around the Nürburgring Nordschleife of 5m19.546 set by the Porsche 919 Evo? We took a look at this question and by using our cloud computing simulation platform we’ve endeavoured to find…

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14Sep

How to balance an F1 car through the corner

Posted by rowlandjowetton September 14, 2017September 15, 2020in Blog

Imagine you’re the race engineer for <insert your favorite driver name> and your aerodynamics department have just spent 3 months working on a new upgrade, your driver runs it and says: “it’s completely undrivable, there is too much understeer in…

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25Aug

Wind and gradient at the Belgium GP

Posted by rowlandjowetton August 25, 2017September 15, 2020in Blog

The F1 teams have returned to work after a much needed mid season break, so it is with great anticipation that we watch to see how the championship battle will unfold. With only 14 points separating Vettel and Hamilton even…

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30Jan

2017 Aero Regulations meet 2014 Powertrain Regulations

Posted by rowlandjowetton January 30, 2017September 15, 2020in Blog

Back in 2013 power deployment in F1 was a big deal. The new powertrains due to appear in 2014 required harvesting electrical energy from a turbo and under braking, then working out exactly where that energy should be fed back…

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18Jan

Aerodynamic Upgrades Facilitated: Isochronal Ratio

Posted by rowlandjowetton January 18, 2017September 15, 2020in Blog

It is a mixed blessing when you hand a child an iPad on a long car journey. On one hand, you know that they will be so captivated by the slickness of the technology that you can guarantee a hassle-free…

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14Jul

Race Preparation – Starting from Zero

Posted by markcatherallon July 14, 2016September 21, 2020in Blog

These days simulation tools have a key role to play in almost all aspects of the operations of high-end racing teams. Throughout the life-cycle of a car, from concept design to race-weekend operations, the simulation tools used by the racing…

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