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Red Bull F1 racing up the grid
News The Red Bull Formula One (F1) team is using grid computing to boost development work for its 2008 racing car by getting the most out of its processing power. Using grid technology, workstations left idle by staff when they leave work can also be... [07 Mar 2008]
Intel Helps BMW Sauber F1 Team Move Up the Starting Grid
White Paper Together with Intel, the team looks continuously at ways in which technology can improve the design process, ultimately moving it further up the grid in the Constructors' Championship. Like its competitors, the BMW Sauber F1 Team's success depends... [17 May 2007]
How Formula One takes tech to the extremes
News The intensive development work and data telemetry and analysis needed to stay at the sharp end of the grid during the season creates unique demands and relies on having the best IT infrastructure possible. [14 Mar 2007]
Photos: Red Bull Racing's F1 factory
Photo Due to the huge demand for computing power, the organisation runs a supercomputer and uses grid computing to support the development process. CFD requires huge amounts of processing power which Red Bull is able to boost through grid computing. [10 Mar 2008]
Pity poor Ralf Schumacher
Comment Then again, as he stares at brother Michael and team mate Juan Pablo revving up their own engines ahead of him on the grid, he may wonder 'how difficult can it be for a tech-savvy racing driver to learn to hack? [01 Mar 2002]
Supercomputer to power F1 team BMW-Sauber
News Formula One team BMW-Sauber has revealed the secret weapon in its attempt to move up the grid in 2007 - the fastest supercomputer in industrial use in Europe. CFD uses numerical grid models to calculate the performance of aero parts, some of which... [04 Jan 2007]
