Barcelona, ​​(EFE).- The most advanced technology in F1 is allied with sailing. A real revolution. Design, composite engineering, use of artificial intelligence, simulators… to serve the monocoque. Red Bull and Alinghi share ‘knowledge’. One more incentive for the 37th Copa America in Barcelona 2024.
In October 2021, the continuation of Mercedes-AMG’s association with INEOS-Britannia owned by British billionaire Sir James Ratcliffe, directed by Sir Ben Ainslie, quadruple Olympic champion and leader of the Challenger of Records (first challenger) was announced. of the 37th America’s Cup.
In addition, he is one of only two British sailors to win the America’s Cup (with Oracle Team USA in 2013).
Shortly after, in December, the Austrian Red Bull team announced its merger with Alinghi, owned by Swiss billionaire Italian Ernesto Bertarelli, double winner of the Copa America in 2003 and 2007, forming the current Alinghi Red Bull Racing and bringing the knowledge and experience Formula 1 from the circuit to the regatta field.
The move also leads to the Copa America one of the major sporting rivalries between Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Mercedes-AMG Toto Wolff.
The association has also increased the budget of this America’s Cup team (estimated at around 150-160 million euros), but they have no other choice but to tap into the resources of a great Formula 1 team (with a budget of 200 to 300 million euros). euro) to end Emirates Team New Zealand’s dominance (winners 1997, 2000, 2017 and 2021)
Areas of expertise are likely to be in design, composite engineering (combined synthetic materials), use of artificial intelligence and simulators, along with the introduction of F1 performance monitoring and control, at least for now. AC75 training and development (monohull with ‘foils’ (ailerons) throughout 22.90 meters).
With ten teams in Formula 1, there are plenty of opportunities for other challenging teams to join. There has been talk of a possible relationship between the Italian Luna Rossa and the Ferrari team.
In July this year it was announced that Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the high-performance one-seat engineering division of Red Bull Racing, will share with the Alinghi team its engineering and design experience stemming from competition in Formula 1, the fastest growing cycle in the World.
Located at Red Bull’s Technology Campus in Milton Keynes, England, Red Bull Advanced Technologies’ engineers and designers have worked closely with Ecublens, Switzerland-based Alinghi in certain areas where the technology the F1 believes can enhance monocoque performance with AC75 foil, has been designed. by Spaniard Marcelino Botin.
In particular, aerodynamics, simulation, composites, and the design of computer systems and artificial intelligence seem to have a lot in common between the two sports.
With Christian Horner as team managing director, Rob Gray, its technical director since late 2020, runs the Red Bull Advanced Technologies division and oversees all of its current projects.
The partnership between the INEOS Britannia team and the Applied Science division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, which started in the last edition (2021), with 30 Applied Science engineers working on the INEOS project at the time TEAM UK.
It now brings together the best in high-performance automotive and marine engineering under the tutelage of James Allison, Technical Director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and INEOS Britannia.
The INEOS Britannia team worked closely with the Mercedes-AMG Formula One team based in Brackley in Northamptonshire, England, which has dominated Formula 1 for many years, helping Lewis Hamilton to six of his seven world titles.
Leading the design team for the INEOS Britannia AC75 monohull was German naval designer Martin Fischer, alongside the aforementioned British engineer James Allison, who was appointed directly by Mercedes F1 team boss and co-owner Toto Wolff.