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EPISODE · Sep 24, 2025 · 44 MIN

Can you really see air?

from The Sports Engineering Podcast · host The Sports Engineering Podcast

In this episode, we dive into the hidden world of F1 aerodynamics with Dr Conor Crickmore from Atlassian Williams Racing. We get to know how engineers make the invisible visible and why sometimes it’s the water, not the air, that’s really in control. We explore tire spray, wind tunnels, CFD, and the tiny aerodynamic tweaks that play with a tenth of a second.

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In this episode, we dive into the hidden world of F1 aerodynamics with Dr Conor Crickmore from Atlassian Williams Racing. We get to know how engineers make the invisible visible and why sometimes it’s the water, not the air, that’s really in...

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