Tech Heads F1 Podcast - Ep. 6 (Mirco Bartolozzi)

Welcome back to the Tech Heads F1 podcast! This week Bryson and Molly sit down with engineer and technical maven Mirco Bartolozzi, better known as @F1DataAnalysis. When Mirco isn't developing complex vehicle dynamics models a PhD student, he spends his time performing analysis on the data generated by Formula 1 and helping to explain its most complex aspects in a clear, intelligible way. We begin our discussion with how Mirco first discovered his passion for motorsport and what makes F1 so unique for fans of a technical bent. We proceed to cover a wide range of other topics, including data driven performance estimation, kinematics for non-engineers, reverse-Ackermann steering and the full solution to a clever conceptual problem Mirco posted on Twitter recently. This was such a great conversation, we hope you enjoy it!

Mirco Bartolozzi Intro (1:32)
Local Analysis & What Makes F1 Unique (4:05)
Data-Driven Car Performance Estimation Data (6:56)
Integer Tricks and Numerical Differentiation (11:39)
Kinematic Relationships for Non-Engineers (19:11)
An Excellent Conceptual Exercise w/ Full Solution (25:25)
The Most Powerful Part of an F1 Car (Spoiler: It's The Brakes) (38:06)
Reverse-Ackermann Steering is Amazing (47:36)
Strengths & Weaknesses of Each F1 Team (55:40)
Convex Hulls and Bounding Polygons (1:03:05)
Using RPM+Speed Data To Compute Gear Ratios (1:06:50)
Where To Find Mirco (1:12:59)

Hosts:
Bryson Sullivan (@NaturalParadigm)
Dr Obbs (@dr_obbs)
Molly Oxner (@mollym_o)

Tech Heads F1 Podcast Twitter Page:
@TechHeadsF1

Invited Guest:
Mirco Bartolozzi (@F1DataAnalysis)
Mirco's BMaC page: https://t.co/r6fSTQIo0J

References:

"Which Car Has The Greatest Deceleration?"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1574438327821819909?s=20&t=IlJp4o0JjR35Y14ac7gv4A

"The Most Powerful Part of an F1 Car"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1572974774195830788?s=20&t=IlJp4o0JjR35Y14ac7gv4A

"Computing Gear Ratios"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1573995710323761152?s=20&t=IlJp4o0JjR35Y14ac7gv4A

"Reverse-Ackermann Steering Geometry"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1530865389583966208?s=20&t=73JvSZnjIsOWVr54WKkYQQ

"Example of a Convex Hull Bounding Acceleration Data"
https://twitter.com/F1DataAnalysis/status/1561293914891501569?s=20&t=l5-RDKowF1kVYMoMIRTzNA