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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[neenagill]

Thorough explanation on Aerodynamics and budget constraints.

[gelmir]

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

[marcmiret]

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

[TheDiecastPhotographer]

This is tye one of the most interesting F1 topics 😂

[hrjr]

I was hoping this was an explanation for France Strat call

[its_rei]

Bring back the mercedes domination!!
We cannot afford to see the lacking pace!

Supporting from Philippines🇵🇭

[jonnybones]

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🇮🇳

[pratham]

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 ❤

[kimkat]

Next video: Lets talk about the 'chassis'

[renarthracing]

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!!

[shivanshanand]

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.

[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

[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?

[eduardaoliveira]

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 🥰💪

[ez_oa]

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

[chuenzhanglee]

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

[dennisbrannvallsfan]

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?

[pedro_]

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.

[savvasashiotis]

Good content! I am very curious about some things. Do you think the limitation of running the wind tunnel <= 180KPH may be hindering our efforts to find out why our zero sidepod design is not performing as expected?

Do windtunnels offer a way to test how the car handles if strong winds hit it from any other direction other than headwind and how that affects its aerodynamic performance? From how the windtunnel looks it does not seem like it's able to do so. Also, is the design of the windtunnel (diameter / conveyor specs) standardized across all teams or does it team invest differently in their windtunnels (for the teams that have one).

Did the windtunnel tests need to be redesigned to accommadate the new regulations (>=2022) for ground effect cars? Are we testing just the aerodynamic effects of the bodywork or do we also test a scaled down version of the suspension to see how it performs in conjuction to the body? Do you also simulate the weight and weight distribution of the car in the scaled down version?

It would also be interesting if you can tell us how much does a windtunnel run costs a team.

PS I've seen a few pictures such as the one on the 20 second mark where the car is not touching the ground. I am intrigued as to how running such a test can be beneficial since to my understanding most of the aerodynamic elements of the bodywork are there to optimise the ground effect.

Sorry for the too many questions, it's a very interesting subject :D

[vkmanjeshwar]

*All other teams aggresively taking notes*