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Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 Team - Principal Aerodynamicist

Martin Owen

Martin has 21 years of F1 aerodynamic development experience from working at Jordan, Williams, Force India, Aston Martin. He is currently one of AMF1’s Principal Aerodynamicists leading an aerodynamic development group using wind tunnel and CFD, and with extensive previous experience as a trackside aerodynamicist. Martin is experienced through plenty of different generations of F1 car - blown diffuser, Coanda exhaust, high rake; and the most recent 2022 regulation changes. When he's not at work, he's usually flying or engineering my aeroplane!

Trackside Support Engineer

Jack Seddon

Jack graduated from Cranfield University in 2019 with a MSc in Advanced Motorsport Engineering. Alongside his studies he worked as a Data Engineer for several GT championships as well as TCR. In 2019 he became a Trackside Support Engineer for Goodyear where he helps race teams in WEC and ELMS optimise tyre performance throughout endurance races.

Head of Performance Analysis - Andretti Racing

James Knapton

James Knapton has enjoyed a rich career in Formula 1, as the Head of Vehicle Science at Force India, Sauber, Manor F1 teams and at Red Bull Advanced Technologies. James then moved to Hitech where he was the Chief Engineer - Performance. He now works as Head of Performance Analysis at Andretti Racing!

Topics & Tutors:

Session 1 – Global racecar performance
Delivered by James Knapton, Chief Engineer - Performance

Find out what areas of a racecar influence lap time the most and how this differs between tracks. Understand the types of corners where the most lap time can be gained and the effect of tyres, aerodynamics and power on car performance. 

Session 2 - Aerodynamics
Delivered by Martin Owen, Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 Team, Principal Aerodynamicist

Discover the importance of ride height and how engineers use ride height envelopes and aero maps to optimise car set-up for different circuits. 

Session 3 - Tyres
Delivered by Jack Seddon, Trackside Engineer, Goodyear

Insight into how a tyre generates grip through the contact patch, the different types of degradation and the effect of track roughness. You will also learn the latest techniques race teams use to set the tyres up and manage temperatures and pressures to maximise grip.   

Session 4 - Suspension
Delivered by Rob Sharp, Vehicle Dynamics Engineer, Multimatic

An explanation of the main components that make up the suspension such as dampers, springs and tyres as well as the pros and cons of the different types of suspension geometries used in motorsport. Camber gain and camber thrust will also be explained along with suspension set-up procedures and the importance of kinematics and compliance.  

Q&A sessions
There will be two live Q&A sessions with tutors and special guests where you will get the opportunity to ask technical questions as well as get the latest career tips and advice.

Assignments
Throughout each session there will be a variety of interactive polls and exercises to get you practising your skills. Our tutors will also set several assignments to help you develop your knowledge and skills further. 

Module Details

A one-day module that includes access to exclusive technical material, the opportunity to put forward questions to the tutors, access to the webinar recording for a limited time and a certificate of attendance.

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