F1-Forecast Technical Files

© Giorgio Piola

The purpose of the series « The Technical Files of F1-Forecast » is to present some aerodynamic and mechanical updates of the Formula 1 during a complete F1 season. The updates are mainly presented with pictures, drawings and comments coming from:

• F1-Formula1.com with illustrations from Giorgio Piola
• Scarbsf1’s Blog by Craig Scarborough
• Formula 1 Tech and Art’s Blog by Michalis K [Bar555]
• F1-Technical.net
• James Allen on F1
• Race Car Engineering
• Formula 1 Dictionary
• The Technical World of Formula 1 Explained by Andreas Mouzouris
• SomersF1 blog by Matt Somerfield

 
Keep in mind that these reports are just compilations of articles coming from the references mentioned above. The Edition 2012 of the report has not been released but it is back in 2013.

	Year	Description	link
	2013	by Dominique Madier Volume II Technical Updates Race per Race Updated for Australia Malaysia China Bahrain (2013 May 4th)
	2013	by Dominique Madier   Volume I F1 Cars 2013 Presentation & Winter Tests 749 pages 95 MB
	2011	by Dominique Madier 700 pages 50 MB
	2010	by Dominique Madier 632 pages 38 MB
	2009	by Dominique Madier 453 pages 32 MB

Micellaneous Technical Files

Some insight about work from F1 Engineers, Development Centres, Universities & Magazines. All the articles are in their original language (no translation). Click on the Abobe logo to read the article of your choice.

	Title	Year	Author		Link
1	Beyond Formula 1	2009	Duncan Bradley	Ingenia
2	Composite Materials Technology in Formula 1 Motor Racing	2008	Gary Savage	Honda Racing F1
3	Control Under Pressure	2008	Charles Armstrong Wilson	RaceCar-Engineering
4	Cranfield Team F1 - The Front Wing	2003	Florent Mortel	Cranfield College of Aeronautics
5	Crash Simulation of an F1 Racing Car Front Impact Structure	2009	S. Heimbs	7th European LS-DYNA Conference
6	Design of a Formula Student Race Car Spring-Damper System	2010	van den Bos	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
7	Development of Penetration Resistance in the Survival Cell of a Formula 1 Racing Car	2006	Gary Savage	BAR Honda F1
8	Engine Technology Turbo Compounding	2011	Ralph Koyess	Race TechMag
9	Enhancing the Exploitation and Efficiency of Fibre Reinforced Composite Structures by Improvement of Interlaminar Fracture Toughness	Unknown	Gary Savage	BAR Honda F1
10	F1-Forecast - L'Aérodynamique d'une Formule 1	2006	Dominique Madier	F1-Forecast.com
11	Formula 1 Race Car Design Takes Finite Element Analysis	Unknown	Dennis Sieminski	Nora Engineering
12	Formula 1 Racer Gears Up with Carbon Fiber	Unknown	Sara Black	High-Performance Composite
13	Full-Toroidal Variable Drive Transmission Systems	Unknown	Chris Brockbank	Torotrak Ltd
14	Investigation of Turbulence Created by Formula 1 Cars with CFD (Ansys-Fluent)	2007	Milad Malfi	Transtec
15	Lotus F1 Team and the Environment	Unknown	Unknown	Lotus F1 Team
16	Manufacturing and Ultimate Mechanical Performance of Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composite Suspension Push-Rods for a Formula 1 Racing Car	1999	M.D.Gilchrist and L.Curley	University College Dublin
17	Practical Aspects of Failure Prevention in Bonded Joints on Primary Load Bearing Structures	2005	Gary Savage	BAR F1
18	Solving Engineering Failures in Formula 1 Motor Racing	2009	Gary Savage	Honda Racing F1 Team
19	Sub-Critical Crack Growth in Highly Stressed Formula 1 Race Car Composite Suspension	2007	Gary Savage	Honda Racing F1 Team
20	Supercomputing in F1 - Unlocking the Power of CFD	2005	Larsson T and Sato T. and Ullbrand B.	Sauber Petronas
21	The Amazing World of F1 Technology - The Room Where it All Began	2012	Hans Seeberg	F1 Racing Mag
22	The Influence of Aerodynamics on the Design of High-Performance Road Vehicles	2004	Guido Buresti	Universita of Pisa