Michael Andretti says he is still hoping to be on the grid in 2025, but still waiting for conversations with F1/FOM to even begin.
[Jenna Fryer] Andretti Global has built an F1 car to the 2023 specs in Cologne that will test next week in the Toyota wind tunnel.
21 Comments
cabbage@programming.dev · 9 pts · 2y
It is quite exciting that we will hopefully soon see another new team join F1, I hope they can stir the pot in the championship
Sentau@feddit.de · 7 pts · 2y
Would love to see this car on track somewhere. For a show run.
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Is GM not yet involved? Why would they use Toyota's wind tunnel and not one of GM's?
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
There are rules regarding wind tunnels. McLaren already had a wind tunnel, but used this same Toyota tunnel until this year.
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
There aren't for non-participants. You can make an 2023 F1 car model and test it in your private wind tunnel for how long you like.
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
If you're looking to build a model to build upon for an actual car. Then it makes sense to follow the rules.
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
What amount is their wind tunnel and CFD allowance then? 🙄
Hint: The FIA has not allocated wind tunnel and CFD time to Andretti because they aren't competing.
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 2y
Don't know what you're deliberately being obtuse. The implications of Andretti building a model to F1 spec is pretty clear.
woelkchen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
The car specs aren't an answer to why not using a GM wind tunnel. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/fia_2023_formula_1_technical_regulations_-_issue_1_-_2022-06-29.pdf does not have any chapter of wind tunnel legality.
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world · -5 pts · 2y
Again you're being deliberately obtuse.
If there are rules regarding wind tunnels and you want to show you can build an F1 car to spec, why use a wind tunnel that doesn't follow those rules.
There is no way you can see Andretti build a model to F1 spec and test it in a wind tunnel used by F1 teams. And not understand the significance of that.