Everything You Need to Know About Wind Tunnels | F1 Explained

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Wind Tunnels are one of the main tools we use for developing the aerodynamics of the car. So, is a Wind Tunnel, how does it work and why do we use it? 👀 Here's everything you need to know about them! 💪
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[@neenagill2299]

Thorough explanation on Aerodynamics and budget constraints.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

😭

[@gelmir7322]

Mercedes: "Everything You Need to Know About Wind Tunnel" Toto: "It is powered by Christian Horner aka The Windbag"

[@niuean3000]

😂

[@marcmiret3652]

Thank you very much for this type of content, this is really interesting to know how it works and how the team works

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad we can inform and provide knowledge!

[@TheDiecastPhotographer]

This is tye one of the most interesting F1 topics 😂

[@hrjr5165]

I was hoping this was an explanation for France Strat call

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Tomorrow is Race Debrief day 💪

[@ralphdagher169]

Let's go can't wait

[@Tobi-fr6dv]

@@MercedesAMGF1 cool and pls make fun and funny lol

[@2blkSSs]

Under appreciated comment! Haha

[@pratham3385]

I am a data analyst myself and can image how much it helps decision making on and off the tracks. A die hard fan of F1 and Mercedes...Would be dream come true to work for the best team ever ❤

[@kimkat8379]

Next video: Lets talk about the 'chassis'

[@klarahoffmannova1358]

Agreed!!

[@Jejking]

This is a car. If it goes fast enough, you will win the championship. And that's exactly what we did.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

😁😂

[@renarthracing4933]

Loved the explanations. Gave a proper look into the wind tunnel and how the team utilizes it for developing the car and the upgrades. Really unfortunate that there are so many limitations. One can only imagine how much more the car can evolve with unrestricted use of the wind tunnel. That said, Mercedes is great at adapting, and they will surely adapt to this and keep the charge going!!

[@its_rei1693]

Bring back the mercedes domination!! We cannot afford to see the lacking pace! Supporting from Philippines🇵🇭

[@shivanshanand5260]

Thanks for the Explanation. These videos are the only reason why I love Mercedes . That's why being a 13 year old, I know so much about F1 just because of you guys. Lots of love and respect to Toto James Valletri and Hamilton.

[@ez_oa]

This is really interesting thank you! I had no idea there were so many restrictions on the tests you can do.

[@eduardaoliveira5436]

I loved the Mercedes video, well explained and really enjoyed knowing more about the wind tunnels. Good luck to you in the next races I love you 🥰💪

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@joaopinto415]

Amazing, content! Thank you, Mercedes AMG F1 Team!

[@chuenzhanglee]

Commentary on the video is great! Glad you always listen to your fans

[@bmusyo]

How does the FIA police use of the wind tunnel? I had long been assumed that team share facilities or that sort of thing

[@me-xe9sg]

Some teams use Toyota wind tunnel cologne

[@YowserUK]

The FIA can access the data logged in Wind tunnels and even remote camera access. Some teams share wind tunnels, some have their own fully to themselves.

[@zubintodiwala7225]

one of the most informative sessions ever ❤️🤩🤩😁

[@nandarizqi2773]

Mercedes F1 satu2nya perusahaan yg mau share ilmu tentang F1, dimana kita semua tau, itu rahasia dan mahal 😁, g pelit ilmu, jadinya bermanfaat buat orang awam yg g faham tentang apa itu F1

[@wearevenom9708]

You guys are all genious, thank you so much for your special efforts...

[@1alperenn]

This was a question in my mind and i was unable to find reliable videos about wind tunnels. Thanks for the information!

[@aashisheapen8230]

It is really useful to get the kinds of insights into the working of the best team on the grid

[@evanubi5]

Love ❤️ Mercedes f1 simply the best 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️❤️

[@shadowdog914]

Great explanation, now use that knowledge to develop your cars, that since last year it seems that you forgot to apply.

[@krishjai944]

Lol

[@ryanv2023]

Are you limited to what temperature you can run in the wind tunnel? For instance do you need to cool the air down to make the flow denser since the model is only 60%? or at slower top speed?

[@AlexanderPanzeri]

Thanks, well done again. You show again how FIA rules are not in the real/future age, like those crazy people said wind tunnel is “useless”, till NS equations system is not solved, Windtunnel must have free to ride in full scale and speed. I’m very worried of what can happen next year if you cannot run to full speed, luckily you have the safest car on the grid!

[@daveparsonage562]

Love you Mercedes team! Keep up the hard work!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Thanks!

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

Thanks for this video Mercedes! Wind tunnels are fascinating to me and to make a video about it is fantastic

[@MercedesAMGF1]

We think they are fascinating too! Just had to do an explainer on them, such an interesting tool!

[@ihcfn]

A lot more adaptable than I realised. Thanks.

[@DavidThomasshow]

Great explanation, I understand it far better.

[@buby58]

Wonderful, loved every second! If I had to only pick one question it wold be; Given that cars can reach speeds up to over 300 Km/h and you are only limited to simulate wind speeds up to 180, how do you compensate the remaining % ?

[@jackd8249]

Explains the reason for currently being 2nd.. A couple more Wind Tunnel exercise will be allowed vs being 1st :)

[@jimmyking1205]

I'm blown away 😯

[@savvasashiotis311]

Good content! I am very curious about some things. Do you think the limitation of running the wind tunnel

[@goldenpacificmedia]

A terrific video! Thank you Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team!

[@pedro_8240]

Next video: We'll now show you our secret facility with our other wind tunnel where we perform unlimited tests on a full scale model with wind speeds over 300km/h.

[@tturi2]

I actually think it's bad they can't go to the vehicles top speed

[@dennisbrannvalls1fan964]

Do you usually find much difference between computer simulation and wind tunnel tests? I imagine the software does the bulk of the heavy lifting and the practical tests are more for fine tuning?

[@midnightfuture]

As I understand it, the wind tunnel tests help with correlation-seeing how the computer simulations compare to, and where they differ from, the 60% scale model. That then allows them to tweak the parameters in the software model, and arrive at strong confidence in the predictive power of their model, which they can then use each race weekend in scenario planning and to inform strategy calls.

[@dennisbrannvalls1fan964]

@@midnightfuture interesting, thanks for the insight!

[@coooooool12342]

Can’t wait for the debrief.

[@DJMT-Africa]

I'm curious, since the FIA aren't with you at your factory, how do they enforce that you adhere to the rules of how and when to run the wind tunnel simulations?

[@gazamisheawoh]

Same question I had

[@philipbarton3456]

Great video covering the Wind tunnel! If there was anything I would say needed "help" is that the lady doing the voice over might have been in a little too "wet" sounding of a room so that echo was really messy behind her. I look forward to more videos like these in the future!

[@vkmanjeshwar]

*All other teams aggresively taking notes*

[@jordanw24]

This didn’t age well…

[@gem50b5]

That's good!

[@jamallaidley4718]

Nice One 😎

[@chiranthnaveen9738]

Best KZbin channel among F1 teams. You guys Share lot of info. ❤❤❤

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Wow thank you, that's a lovely comment!

[@Gryllssy]

These videos are inspiring! I dream of being able to visit any part of "The Factory" :D

[@alpodit-furkanalperenarc-4453]

After this video I want to make my own wind tunnel but of course much much smaller :D

[@joaopinto415]

Are teams allowed to use their wind tunnels whenever they want? I know there is a limit of how much time permited, but I would like to know if there is a specific period of the season for them to use it.

[@klarahoffmannova1358]

I always wanted to know how wind tunnel works, because it´s such a big thing in F1. So thank you for explaining that ! :)

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Hope you find it insightful!

[@klarahoffmannova1358]

@@MercedesAMGF1 Yes, I did 🤗

[@tsar2057]

2:05 this part of the video literally just answered my big question for years. I thought they use the same size as the actual car, and if it's the same size as the actual car then i wouldn't be able to imagine how big the fan is.

[@charlym.6830]

Nice mercedes 🤑🤙😎

[@Mazen_2016]

In the video you said FIA are doing these restraints on wind tunnels to reduce costs ! But i think they are trying to cripple the front row teams so the rest can catch them.

[@albertoharyono5045]

can ask something? so there are 2 type of wind tunnels, the one that suck air from behind and blow from the front? because at first i think it blow wind from front and then i watch Slow-Mo guys, they show that wind tunnels works by sucking air from behind. and now on this vid they told wind tunnels are blowing wind. kinda confused, is it depend on the usage function?

[@hafizuddinmohdlowhim8426]

Do you use chilled air or nitrogen gas to compensate the 60% scale-down model?

[@jonnybones12]

Hey Mercedes, It's been three races since we are lacking pace behind those Bulls, As a die hard Mercedes and Lewis fan, I'm utterly disappointed and can't deal this anymore!! Please do work on the issues and bring back the dominating form ASAP 💪.... Much love and cheers from India🇮🇳

[@MercedesAMGF1]

We are working very hard Vishnu, as we always do. Don't lose faith. We know what we are capable of and the level we can perform at. We're determined to fight back, we hope you feel the determination we have, too!

[@jonnybones12]

@@MercedesAMGF1 KINGS OF COMEBACK 💯😭❤️

[@thedeamonmeteor69420]

They go Whoooooooooooosh

[@buhuiuiui]

I always wonder, can you simulate/test corners within a windtunnel? I read once, that the tilt of the front wheels due to steering drastically changes the airflow.

[@YowserUK]

Yes, the Wind tunnel rolling road is also a turntable, to be able to angle the car to flow simulating taking a corner. The models can also fully pitch and roll and the suspension can be loaded to simulate individual forces and tyre squish per corner.

[@pmbuthia4210]

Nice video. Now you see the huddles the aerodinamisis at Mercedes have to jump through in 2023. It will be a huge task to get a good working model with so many restrictions😢

[@tsar2057]

Finally! A team who talks about Wind Tunnel

[@preethamjoe3707]

I thought brake ducts are on fire after seeing the THUMBNAIL 🤣🔥🔥

[@hydrusje]

1:20 that granite surface plate... awesome!

[@tdwolf21]

a metrologists dream.

[@game-f-un-limitedgamer8958]

Coooool

[@President-JonSnow.Malkowich]

Now that I learned a lot about Wind Tunnels, the question is: Will Mercedes learn that the 2021 French GP was a two-stopper?

[@maxxedredlineproductions]

Nice

[@TimIgoe]

So a big question then, if teams are constrained on how much time they can use the wind tunnel... and processing data from wind tunnel runs etc is quite a specialised role... what do those staff do when they aren't "allowed" to be working on the car in the tunnel.

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

Wind tunnel goes WOOSH!

[@Lonelyplanet3]

What about slow speed corners how to you test that.

[@DOMSTEDELINGEN]

We love you lewis we do

[@Anii6969]

Can someone explain how anyone would know if you test more then your suppose to? I feel like if any team has their own wind tunnel they will be taking advantage of it. Unless there is some kind of official that has to be there but even then if they are not there, they could still run it and he/she would never know.

[@YowserUK]

The FIA have full access to the wind tunnel datalogging and remote camera access in the tunnel.

[@Lucky5985]

Small correction unless your wind tunnel is different. Wind tunnels suck air through the chamber, they don’t blow air.

[@chinmayshetye3]

Nice explanation. Although last part is Mercedes complaining about FIAs restrictions!

[@HANI_63]

Can we get them next week? 😔

[@eilois]

What about cornering wind? Does the difference too small between straight line to actually implement it or is it just impossible to simulate?

[@YowserUK]

The Wind tunnel rolling road is also a turntable, to be able to angle the car to flow simulating taking a corner. The models can also fully pitch and roll and the suspension can be loaded to simulate individual forces and tyre squish per corner.

[@ADGNet]

After all those restrictions the redbull is still 1s per lap faster than everyone else.

[@aaronanish7400]

My biggest doubt is that do you use jet turbines/engines to generate wind?

[@nemchandinderman7519]

super cool F1 Mercedes Amg Petronas

[@manu-tonyo9654]

Think these new rules look to punish the best teams for winning. Have to start calling it the Formula 1 Handicap Championship. Keep up the good work and thanks for the videos :)

[@xMaFiaKinGz]

The fact that FIA had to do all this too Mercedes shows how dominante they are jesus. And Cowards at the same time. Man I hate FIA.

[@Cr1ngedClient]

Let's go Admin!

[@MercedesAMGF1]

To Austria?

[@17jun1989]

Merc struggle on the Aero perfomance while RB are more stronger in that department. Merc need to up there game

[@Twobarpsi]

How does the FIA regulate wind tunnel use?

[@soumyajeetdas837]

Why do I feel they are giving an indirect explanation for the loss in performance in the recent races 🧐🧐

[@quantuityanalytics8119]

Did someone say data driven F1 livery performance in a wind tunnel? Data driven analytics, both on the track and in the wind tunnel, are great tools for predictive and prescriptive performance increases. Did you also know, machine learning model airflow simulation can further help increase predictive accuracy of testing for future added aerodynamic performance on the race track.

[@lakshyaautomotive]

Ohh yeah 🙂

[@stefanegger]

so next year you want to have more wind tunnel time? Seems like it, by the results lately.

[@fs12r24]

2:13 That's why you need a Project "Streamliner" One.

[@00quasar]

Ah, guys, waiting for you in top1 in next racings!

[@yellowlightning7]

Together we will win the teams championship 💙💜 ❤

[@jashshah2160]

What does an undercut mean please

[@MercedesAMGF1]

Undercut means pitting before your rival in an attempt to gain advantage with fresh tyres, to move ahead when your rival stops

[@francescofrancescato1251]

@@MercedesAMGF1 Have you learned it last weekend? Hope for the comeback though 👍🏻

[@zacharysylvester8349]

@@MercedesAMGF1 That blistering out lap that Maxie boy drove to catch these boys by surprise is a text book example of an undercut. Beautiful stuff👌👌

[@thecruz95]

1:55 the secret of Mercedes' success: Windows XP

[@alexandrodisla6285]

Love the fia. Competition is the essence of the sports

[@dieg]

If we would spend all this energy and money on ending world poverty or environmental issues the world would be a better place.

[@nathaneivers8700]

Can you do a video on the secret wind tunnels that Mercedez has

[@hamza-chaudhry]

1:30 But then how do you simulate the flexiness of the wings?

[@fablewalls]

Expensive computer programs I guess - it doesn't really explain how 60% steel models running at 60% speed can help without some expensive recalculations having to be done elsewhere.

[@shivanshanand5260]

In F1 game season 2020, I always play for Mercedes. Love Mercedes a lot.

[@joepineapples7774]

Thought with the title, this was going to be an analysis of Christian Horner ;).

[@lochlinrecht1427]

If the Bernoulli principal allows you to create more downforce without adding a lot of drag why don't you add that to the top of the car? Instead of side skirts that turn up why not have a second skirt above that is in the shape of a long upside down airplane wing this would not be under the car so it technically wouldn't break the rules right?

[@rahulraman8934]

you teach me greater than my physics lecturer

[@burningmanmike]

Has the Mercedes-Benz Petronas Formula One Team ever had a car body with dimples or striations that run the length of the body to reduce drag? If not, why? Minimal gain? No gain? Makes the car slower?

[@jkickass]

so there's no restriction on dropping cars off the side of a cliff at 200mph?

[@varun1036]

Racing point at start of 2020 - We'e gonna use your wind tunnel ? Merc - Copy that. RP - Ok Merc after 2020 = Thats not what we meant!

[@jamessarungbam3598]

The voice needs a punch ... The umph factor.... Great video btw

[@paulwood6729]

Why have the rolling road move at the same speed as the wind? This doesn't allow for head or tail winds.

[@sathishkumar3078]

How FIA moniter each team following their guidelines in all these testing?