If you look at all the factors in Formula 1 that can be influenced with engineering, more than 70 percent is aerodynamics. Computational Fluid Dynamics plays an increasing role in the design process for the automotive industry, in particular for the prediction of aerodynamic characteristics. This Study is concerned with simulation of aerodynamic flow around the front part of a formula 1 racing car. The numerical simulation includes geometrical modelling, computational mesh generation, computational flow, visualization / analysis of flow solution. The flow computation was performed on a high performance parallel computer system like silicon graphics origin 2000. Comparison between numerical predictions and wind tunnel data shows that correct dependencies of aerodynamic forces on same tuning parameters are obtained. Thus, despite the complexity of both the car geometry and the flow behavior, the present study has shown that numerical simulation can provide a wealth of information useful to the design process.
