Overview

How Does AI Help Speed Up F1® Car Development?




In Formula 1®, speed isn’t just about what happens on the track—it’s about how fast innovation gets there. With the CoreWeave Wind Tunnel, Aston Martin Aramco F1® and Arm are accelerating car development cycles through cutting-edge simulation and compute technology.


At the center of this breakthrough is the Arm AI compute platform, a technology foundation for smarter decisions and faster upgrades, from concept to corner.

 
Israel Melo Sother, Aston Martin Aramco F1® Team

"Our focus is always on the next race. That’s why we rely on Arm’s vast ecosystem and bleeding-edge tech to bring innovation to the track faster. "
- Israel Melo Sother, Aston Martin Aramco F1® Team

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Key Takeaways

Process 10X more aerodynamic data in real time, enabling faster, AI-driven design upgrades.

Overcome tight space and power limits with Arm-powered sensors engineered for high-resolution wind tunnel testing.

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Accelerate F1® innovation through a closed-loop feedback system that instantly connects tunnel, simulation, and track insights.

Aston Martin engineering team analyzing performance data trackside
Technical Challenge

Designing Within Extreme Constraints

Building a wind tunnel model to new FIA regulations (60% scale) brings intense technical constraints:

  • Thousands of miniaturized, high-sensitivity sensors
  • Limited physical space and power budgets
  • Compressed time windows for testing

The goal is to capture and process ultra-high-resolution aerodynamic data in real time, then use AI to filter signal from noise—helping engineers identify meaningful performance gains earlier in the development cycle.

Aston Martin F1 car in a wind tunnel with digital airflow simulation
Arm Solution

Accelerating Insight Through AI and Arm Architecture

Arm provides a complete edge-to-cloud compute foundation:

  • Embedded processors power each sensor with efficiency and precision.
  • AI-capable SoCs perform real-time inference at the edge.
  • Low-power, high-performance silicon helps ensure uninterrupted, high-volume data collection.

In the CoreWeave Wind Tunnel, sensor outputs flow into a quantum database, where they’re validated against computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations and compared with real-world telemetry. This intelligent pipeline—powered by Arm—streamlines the entire aerodynamic feedback loop.

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Performance Outcome

Performance Amplified by AI and Arm Compute

  • 10X more data points captured and processed per session
  • Accelerated upgrade cycles, thanks to real-time AI-driven insights
  • Integrated performance feedback loop across tunnel, track, and simulation

With Arm at the core, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® cuts the latency between insight and implementation—translating innovation into on-track performance, faster.

Innovation in Auto

94% of Global Automakers Use Arm Technology

As a pioneer in automotive AI compute platforms, innovative Arm technology is already being used by automakers worldwide, including those dominating racetracks today. See how Arm technology accelerates automotive advances through state-of-the-art control and instrumentation systems.

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