[Fot] State of F1

[David W. Riddle]

At 06:28 PM 10/22/2008, you wrote:
>I suspect that Computer modeling of aerodynamics could be much better if the
>teams had super-computers with proper software.  But that in itself would be
>at least as expensive as wind tunnels and maybe not as predictable.

Ummm...  They do use Supercomputers for CFD.

http://insidehpc.com/2007/07/31/sgi-the-official-supplier-of-hpc-to-mclaren-f
1/

SGI: the official supplier of HPC to McLaren F1 07.31.2007

Since were apparently all about covering the
super exclusive HPC-in-racing niche news market, heres something cool.

McLaren builds supercars, and uses supercomputing
to get the aerodynamics right. But dial the
Wayback machine to 2005 when McLaren

appointed SGI as its official supplier for CFD
supercomputing, storage and visualization
equipment. McLarens initial purchase included an
SGI Altix supercomputer, visualization solutions,
SGI InfiniteStorage system and the SGI
InfiniteStorage CXFS shared filesystem. The
company has subsequently added to this investment
in July 2007, with the addition of (and ongoing
enhancements to) two further SGI Altix
supercomputers, and the recent introduction of
the SGI InfiniteStorage Data Migration Facility (DMF).

No details on the computers purchased other than
a fourfold increase in productivity. Details from SGI.

Here is the Press Release from talking about it

http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2007/july/formula.htm
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And a page at MCLaren too

http://www.mclaren.com/partners/interims/sgi-combination/index.html