Not only were CFD sims cheaper than wind tunnel time, but they were also much faster at iterating. Early design work is now done in silico before being validated with scale models in a wind tunnel, as ...
Ahead of the 2026 regulation changes, the F1 teams won’t be able to steal a march by embarking on early aerodynamic or CFD work. F1 introduces a whole new regulation set for 2026, with sweeping ...