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# Tech Show: The factory arms race sparked by current F1 rules
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/windtunnels-arms-race-f1-tech-podcast/
- Published: 2024-09-18T10:33:28.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-18T11:31:37.000Z
- Description: Amid huge progress in the world of simulation technology, the windtunnel remains an essential part of an F1 team's development arsenal. Why is it such an important tool? Gary Anderson explains all on The Race F1 Tech Show
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1

Whether it's McLaren investing significant money in an overhaul or Aston Martin's brand new facility - said to be one of the key factors in attracting Adrian Newey - the evidence is there that the windtunnel remains an essential tool in a Formula 1 team's development arsenal.

On this episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson explain why windtunnels are so important and what it is about the current ruleset that's forcing teams to invest so heavily in them.

There's also talk about what Newey will bring to Aston Martin when he joins in 2025, plus our regular Q&A section - in which Gary answers questions from listeners on windshields, sensor technology and, in really niche territory, the Jordan 199's fuel injectors.

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