BMW Sauber F1 Team is a leading Formula 1 team that aims to become the motor sport’s top global team. Success on the track, however, is not only dependent on a driver’s skill and engine performance, a wide range of other factors including car aerodynamics and efficient engineering, can make all the difference.
Challenge
Limitations on design speed. BMW Sauber F1 Team used UNIX-based workstations for its Computer Aided Software (CAD) design in aerodynamics and engineering. However, this system is proprietary which meant the organisation could not take advantage of technology advancements.
Solution
Faster processing muscle. An evaluation of eight Dell R5400* rack workstations running a Windows operating system and powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series revealed that Dassault Systemes CATIA V5*, a virtual design software tool, ran between 100 percent and 700 percent faster – depending on the task – on the Intel-based system.
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