How does an F1 wind tunnel actually work? It's one of the most important aspects in the development of new cars: the wind tunnel. Yet you don't often hear or see one up close. Confidentiality and secrecy are incredibly important to prevent competitors from becoming any wiser. RacingNews365 recently visited the wind tunnel of Toyota Gazoo Racing in Cologne Germany and got an exclusive look behind the scenes.
There we spoke with wind tunnel manager Antonio Pavesi, among other things about their new client Andretti F1, who largely filled the gap left by McLaren when they started using their own wind tunnel.
Part of the Toyota campus in Cologne are the famous wind tunnels. They have two, dating back to the time when the Toyota Formula 1 program was run from Cologne. One tunnel allows models up to fifty percent size, the other can even accommodate full size cars. How does the technology work? What about safety? What does the technology behind the wind tunnel and the test section look like? And could you also test for WEC, MotoGP, or even airplanes here?
You'll get an answer to all these questions in this new F1 special video. Come take a look behind the scenes!
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Timecodes:
00:00 How does an F1 wind tunnel work?
00:52 What happens in the tunnel on a day to day basis?
02:15 A sneak peek behind the scenes. How does it work?
03:18 Why did McLaren test their F1 cars in this tunnel?
05:08 Andretti is using the tunnel now for their F1 program
06:15 The importance of using a real life wind tunnel
07:50 Correlation issues can be a real nightmare
09:12 Explaining one of the most crucial points
10:38 How this F1 wind tunnel came to be
11:14 The impressive F1 car that was never released
13:03 This is how drivers influence the work in a wind tunnel
13:42 Motorbikes? Airplanes? It is all possible!
15:40 'When a customer wins, I feel that too.'
16:19 The unseen secrets of a wind tunnel
17:24 This is what makes this tunnel unique
18:11 What about safety? 'The forces are huge!'
19:55 This detail can cause a big disaster
