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Instructor(s)

Head of Tyre Modelling and Analysis - McLaren F1 Team

Nicholas Cooper

Nick started his motorsport career as a Tyre Engineer with Honda F1 after earning his PhD in Vehicle Dynamics. He stayed with the Brackley based team through it’s years as Brawn F1 and then Mercedes F1, contributing to multiple world championships. In 2018 he moved to McLaren F1 to lead the tyre group. His focus and interests are in understanding tyre behaviour, how to model tyres and integrate them in to simulation tools and how to optimise vehicle behaviour through all aspect of tyre performance.

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!

Tyre Science & Vehicle Dynamics Engineer - Williams Racing

Antonis Palaskas

Antonis Palaskas holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Greece and a Masters in Motorsport Engineering from Oxford Brookes University. Currently, Antonis works as Tyre Science engineer in the Vehicle Dynamics department of Williams Racing F1. In his previous job he was a Tyre Engineer for Jaguar TCS Racing in the Formula E championship.

Topics:

Session 1 - The Role of a Vehicle Dynamicist 

Delivered by Antonis Palaskas

You will discover the daily tasks of Vehicle dynamics engineers and the important skills and qualities required to be successful at the role.


Session 2 – Tyres

Delivered by Nicholas Cooper

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 3 – Handling

Delivered by James Knapton

Master the behaviour of understeer and oversteer and the techniques teams use to tune car balance to optimise grip through different phases of the corner.


Session 4 – Ride modelling

Delivered by Geoff Dymott 

Discover the ride and handling compromises every motorsport engineer faces. Understand the fundamentals of dampers and how to read the behaviour of different damper types using damper curves. You will also learn how to conduct an accurate ride simulation and K&C test. 


*Please note these are the sessions are subject to change 

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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