The international glitterati will arrive in Miami this weekend for the city's first Formula One Grand Prix. The success of the Formula 1: Drive to Survive franchise has attracted American fans to the European event.
A new class of tech sponsors, including Amazon, Dell and Oracle, can use their computing power to analyze the 100,000 data points these $20 million machines generate per second. The celebration of math, science and data each weekend of February through November is what the 2022 Formula One World Championship calendar is all about.
The governing body's ever-changing regulations tend to trickle down into passenger cars, so what is showcased today could be in showrooms tomorrow.
The best tech was spotted at the Miami International Autodrome around Hard Rock Stadium.
The McLaren Racing Formula 1 team has partnerships with both Dell and Google this year. Due to new regulations this season, the cars driven by Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have new colors on their wheel covers, which have logos on them for both Chrome and Android.
The partnership goes deeper.
This collaboration has the potential to solve big and complex engineering challenges, from improving the team's telemetry and design capabilities through artificial intelligence, to speeding up decision-making and protecting team communications using Android 5G.
The McLaren team uses connected phones, tablets and earbuds to monitor their performance from the pit, as well as Dell's simulation software.
Edward Green, principal digital architect at McLaren Racing, said that they are in a constant state of rapid prototyping of their cars to make them go faster with data-driven engineering changes.
The simulation power Dell provides is crucial to the team's performance because of the small margin between the fastest and slowest cars.
Red Bull Racing's car may have the cure that will allow the team and driver Max Verstappen to defend the world title:Oracle Cloud software from its title sponsor that uses machine learning to analyze race-day variables.
The best course for Sunday will be decided by the software after analyzing data points from Friday and Saturday practice laps at Hard Rock Stadium. It's important at new race tracks, such as Hard Rock Stadium, where historical data doesn't exist.
Perez said that there wasn't much grip off the racing line in Miami Gardens.
The bouncing effect it produces as the cars travel at top speed on long straightaways may be a challenge for Red Bull. The effect of the rule changes for the 2022 season is that teams have more control over the dynamics.
A metal strip is added to the floor of the team's race car. The ice skate's design acts as a skid when the underfloor touches the track.
The Mercedes team is updating its front and rear wings for the race in Miami after a disappointing start to the season.
The front wing is the first point of contact that directs air flow across the body, and teams were forced to redesign their aerodynamic systems because of the changes to the design of the front and rear wings. The W13 race car is driven by George Russell and Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes plans to improve efficiency and reduce drag.
The team and its fans hope that Mercedes has worked out the issues after Russell led the second practice round. Seven-time world champion Hamilton received a temporary exemption for the weekend to wear jewelry that he can't remove easily, so the team can proceed full speed ahead.
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