Tech Heads F1 Podcast - Ep. 6 (Mirco Bartolozzi)

Tech Heads F1 Podcast

Welcome back to the Tech Heads F1 podcast! This week Bryson and Molly sit down with engineer and technical maven Mirco Bartolozzi, better known as @F1DataAnalysis. When Mirco isn't developing complex vehicle dynamics models a PhD student, he spends his time performing analysis on the data generated by Formula 1 and helping to explain its most complex aspects in a clear, intelligible way. We begin our discussion with how Mirco first discovered his passion for motorsport and what makes F1 so unique for fans of a technical bent. We proceed to cover a wide range of other topics, including data driven performance estimation, kinematics for non-engineers, reverse-Ackermann steering and the full solution to a clever conceptual problem Mirco posted on Twitter recently. This was such a great conversation, we hope you enjoy it!

Mirco Bartolozzi Intro (1:32)
Local Analysis & What Makes F1 Unique (4:05)
Data-Driven Car Performance Estimation Data (6:56)
Integer Tricks and Numerical Differentiation (11:39)
Kinematic Relationships for Non-Engineers (19:11)
An Excellent Conceptual Exercise w/ Full Solution (25:25)
The Most Powerful Part of an F1 Car (Spoiler: It's The Brakes) (38:06)
Reverse-Ackermann Steering is Amazing (47:36)
Strengths & Weaknesses of Each F1 Team (55:40)
Convex Hulls and Bounding Polygons (1:03:05)
Using RPM+Speed Data To Compute Gear Ratios (1:06:50)
Where To Find Mirco (1:12:59)

Hosts:
Bryson Sullivan (@NaturalParadigm)
Dr Obbs (@dr_obbs)
Molly Oxner (@mollym_o)
Tech Heads F1 Podcast Twitter Page:
@TechHeadsF1
Invited Guest:
Mirco Bartolozzi (@F1DataAnalysis)
Mirco's BMaC page: https://t.co/r6fSTQIo0J

References:
"Which Car Has The Greatest Deceleration?"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1574438327821819909?s=20&t=IlJp4o0JjR35Y14ac7gv4A

"The Most Powerful Part of an F1 Car"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1572974774195830788?s=20&t=IlJp4o0JjR35Y14ac7gv4A

"Computing Gear Ratios"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1573995710323761152?s=20&t=IlJp4o0JjR35Y14ac7gv4A

"Reverse-Ackermann Steering Geometry"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1530865389583966208?s=20&t=73JvSZnjIsOWVr54WKkYQQ

"Example of a Convex Hull Bounding Acceleration Data"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1561293914891501569?s=20&t=l5-RDKowF1kVYMoMIRTzNA