Formero has been a partner of Monash Motorsport for many years, and are renowned for their high quality 3D Printing services. Our aerodynamic wing profiles require end caps for assembly of the carbon fiber skins and to transfer loading to the mounting structure. They have to be lightweight, yet stiff enough to pass deflection rules. As such, end caps are highly important components of our car that enable our aerodynamic package to be suitably attached to the vehicle.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Workflow or ‘CFD’ Workflow is an integral element of the teams testing and simulation system. It allows the Dynamics department to compare results from past to current runs using graphs, tables, images and videos. Recently we have undergone a major upgrade to this workflow, making it fully automated.

Aero mapping is one of the methods we use to optimize our car’s performance across the lap. In addition to making aerodynamic design decisions, aero mapping also helps us tune our suspension parameters and determine optimal vehicle setup based around enhancing aero performance.

Luke’s 2009 thesis on aerodynamic package design, development and validation has helped the team take our wings to the next level.

The 2017 Aerodynamics packages have been completed on both M17-C and M17-E!

Aerodynamics Engineer, Paras Bhutiani, details the processes that go into preparing our Aerodynamics Package.

F1's Willem Toet delivers an Aerodynamics Masterclass at Monash University.

Hamzah gives us a detailed overview of our approach to Aerodynamics in 2016.

Learn more about how we validate our cooling in our Powertrain with this post from Daniel Kobiela

The design of M15 started last year with the release of 2015 FSAE rules, which drastically changed the parameters to which we have to design the car.