AMD shows the success of its Epyc processors in F1 with Mercedes

Formula One is a sport driven by data and statistics. Since Liberty Media took over the sport, many changes have been introduced, like this year with cost limits for the teams, with limited track days and limited time also in the wind tunnel. To prevent this, aerodynamic testing has become absolutely critical, providing accurate aerodynamic simulations and data that hopefully correlates with on-track performance.

That is why today they need large amounts of computational power.

AMD is a sponsor of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team. And the red ones provide their Epyc processors, Ryzen Pro laptops, and various tools to help with running the team. These systems are a key component in the performance of a modern F1 team.

AMD published a study showing how its Epyc processors directly improved Mercedes’ aerodynamic testing capability, influencing Mercedes-AMG Petronas to win its eighth Constructors’ Championship in 2021.

According to AMD, Epyc processors achieved a 20% performance improvement in CFD calculation speed.

AMD’s Epyc processors with their high core count and scalability are well suited to super heavy workloads. An F1 team like Mercedes is likely to be developing its own in-house software to maximize the performance of its Epyc systems.

AMD helped the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team win its eighth Constructors’ Championship

AMD and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team today showcased how AMD EPYC processors have improved aerodynamic testing capability, helping the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team win its eighth Constructors’ Championship in the 2021 racing season. Using AMD EPYC processors, the team was able to achieve a 20 percent improvement in performance for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workloads that were used to model and test the aerodynamic flow of their F1 car.

“We are proud to collaborate with the reigning constructors’ champion, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, which operates at the forefront of racing and technology,” said Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager of the business unit. of AMD servers. “For F1 teams, having the most effective computational analysis of aerodynamics can mean the difference between winning or losing a race. With AMD EPYC processors, the Mercedes-AMG F1 Team can iterate on vehicle design faster and more efficiently than its previous system, he says in the ADM BLOG “

Nobody can deny that Mercedes has dominated Formula One for a long time. You don’t stay at the top of a sport like Formula One without having a well-oiled team.dedicated, motivated and talented.

At the time of writing, after 3 races, Mercedes find themselves behind a resurgent Ferrari and have benefited from the unreliability of the Red Bull cars. Mercedes cars are suffering from so-called “porpoise” effect problems where the car bounces up and down at high speed as a result of failed aerodynamics in what is called ground effect.

If you watch F1 you will know that this announcement comes at the worst time, if you don’t you should know that this announcement comes when Mercedes is in its worst season.