Under the bonnet: how tech and innovation are gaining speed … – MENAFN.COM

Under the bonnet: how tech and innovation are gaining speed … – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) What does a passion for science and a culture that focuses on constant improvement bring you? Ask Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering director for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, and he will point to a decade of dominance at the Formula One races. Speaking to Khaleej Times in an exclusive interview, he highlighted several topics that have been making waves across the industry, as well as insights on how Mercedes is continuously innovating to improve the brand's performance on the track. While many would say that it all comes down to the engine and the driver's skill behind the wheel, Shovlin elaborated further:"You're neither trying to build the best chassis or the best engine – you are trying to build the ultimate lap time; and you need to evaluate those elements as one. If you were trying to create the most powerful engine, it would probably have cooling requirements that would make it very difficult to package and as a result, the aerodynamic solution would be weak." What ultimately needs to happen is a compromise. The technical challenge is working out where to make that compromise, how to understand the needs of the two areas, and how to