FOUR STEPS TO A BETTER RACETRACK

BUILD A ROLLERCOASTER

Combine elevation changes with changes of direction and make corners elliptical rather than constant-radius – the drivers must deal with shifts in traction and weight transfer, and the corner profile allows for di erent driving lines.

BUY LOCAL

Using local aggregate is more sustainable, and gives engineers and drivers another variable to master.

DO THE MATH

The FIA mandates circuit designers take datalogger data and feed it into a simulation tool of their own design. This calculates the consequences when a driver loses control, even when the circuit is still in the virtual design stage.

DRIVE IT VIRTUALLY

Modern driver-in-loop simulators provide a lifelike experience before anyone’s so much as reached for a hi-vis vest, let alone broken ground. The pace of software development in the last five years means that simulators now contribute significantly to the racetrack design process.