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Ep50 Willem Toet on Applying F1 Aero To Your Car (1 of 2)

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Willem Toet, the former head of aerodynamics at the Benetton, Ferrari and Sauber Formula 1 teams, joins me for a very special two part show. Aero is one of those subjects that gets a lot of air time on TV but its often hard to relate that back to what you can do yourself. Willem Toet has some great insights and very practical tips. This is honestly an amazing chat with one of the best in the business. Be sure to check out the links in the show notes for some really good followup videos and articles. As ever, grab a pen, grab a coffee, sit back and lets listen to what Willem has to say.

[01:34] Meet areo guru Willem Toet

[06:53] How Willem got into motorsports (missing and Eng degree..)

[09:00] The epitome of a motorsports mindset

[19:17] Breaking the clock (then fixing it) at 7 years old.

[27:35] What is the most efficient way to generate downforce?

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Links mentioned in the Willem Toet show:

- How do diffusers work?

a) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-do-motorsport-ground-effect-diffusers-work-willem-toet/

b) https://www.racetechmag.com/2017/08/willem-toet-explains-motorsport-diffusers/

- How wind tunnels work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0E0wU6inU&t=4s

- CFD post processing explained. https://www.racetechmag.com/2019/02/willem-toet-explains-cfd-post-processing/

- Willem Toet on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/willemtoet1/

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