Why Formula One CFD Simulations Should Go with a Unified Cloud HPC Platform
Blog post from Rescale
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released updated regulations for the 2017 Formula One season, emphasizing restrictions on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to ensure fairness and cost control among teams. While CFD is a valuable tool in automotive aerodynamics research, the restrictions primarily target compute hardware capabilities to prevent wealthier teams from gaining undue advantages. Despite these constraints, opportunities for innovation remain, particularly through potential adoption of a unified cloud High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform. Such a platform could address issues like cost efficiency, data security, resource management, and auditing challenges faced by the FIA. By providing equal access to computing resources and software, this approach could enhance fairness and streamline operations, allowing all teams to benefit from advanced simulations without the burdens of maintaining on-premise infrastructure.