AWS re:Invent 2019 - Rob Smedley From Formula 1 Talks About Using AWS to Improve the Fan Experience

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Formula 1 has been using Amazon EC2 for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to simulate race car aerodynamics, achieving the performance of a super computer at a much lower cost and reducing simulation time by an average of 70% - from 60 hours down to 18 hours. With the CFD project, Formula 1 used over 500 million data points to study downforce loss when two vehicles race in close proximity. (A car’s downforce increases its tire grip and cornering speed and reduces lap time.) Based on its CFD simulations, Formula 1 has designed a car for the 2021 racing season that reduces downforce loss in wheel-to-wheel racing from 50% to 15% - and offers a more exciting experience for fans.

[@ScudoRomano]

I missed Rob and Felipe so much....

[@jimmertubigan3271]

(Felipe baby stay cool i bring it you a white visor) That was a best radio from Rob Smedley To Felipe Massa 👍😊

[@mykalimba]

Considering at one point in time he was the guy telling Felipe Massa how far he was behind Lewis Hamilton, Smedley sure has come a long way.

[@CodingCatDev]

I would definitely watch this if they start going into tubes upside down!

[@TomNook.]

Felipe baby

[@clansman89]

Please don't mix International Units and imperial

[@wojtek2194]

thanks Rob but no one cares about the downfoce of your rival behind you

[@standstillphil]

F1 Boffins spending all this time and effort so they can have wheel to wheel racing but the answer is right in front of them, make all the cars the same including engines and let the drivers race !

[@liamdormon7822]

That's stock car racing, F1 is not a stock car series - it's just as much about the construction of the cars as it is the drivers.