Virgin's 'virtual' car could revolutionize the way F1 cars are designed - by negating the need for expensive wind tunnel testing. However, the team has suffered some design issues on track. The front wing failed on Timo's car.
Adrian Newey has questioned whether Computation Fluid Dynamics alone is enough to build a competitive car. He believes wind tunnels are still vital to car design.
At the Lotus launch yesterday, Mike Gascoyne - like Newey, one of F1's premier aero men and a guy with a PHD in CFD - joined his Red Bull colleague in questioning the wisdom of a 100 percent CFD car.
Speaking to us at London's Royal Horticultural Hall, Mike said that the CFD tactic is "an integral part, but not a complete part. You look at BMW when Albert II was announced as one of the world's biggest supercomputers dedicated to just their CFD. If you look at Enstone... I don't think these guys are idiots, and they also have wind tunnels.
"I think CFD is a very exciting technology and it is advancing, but is it an absolute? I don't think there are many people who think it is."
Adrian Newey has questioned whether Computation Fluid Dynamics alone is enough to build a competitive car. He believes wind tunnels are still vital to car design.
At the Lotus launch yesterday, Mike Gascoyne - like Newey, one of F1's premier aero men and a guy with a PHD in CFD - joined his Red Bull colleague in questioning the wisdom of a 100 percent CFD car.
Speaking to us at London's Royal Horticultural Hall, Mike said that the CFD tactic is "an integral part, but not a complete part. You look at BMW when Albert II was announced as one of the world's biggest supercomputers dedicated to just their CFD. If you look at Enstone... I don't think these guys are idiots, and they also have wind tunnels.
"I think CFD is a very exciting technology and it is advancing, but is it an absolute? I don't think there are many people who think it is."
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