Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to power Alfa Romeo F1 team

Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will be helping them design and develop their car’s aerodynamics going forward.

Alfa Romeo and HPE have been working on a supercomputer for computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which has increased the team’s computing performance compared to their previous system.

Alfa Romeo have also stated that HPE “delivers supercomputing performance as a service via HPE GreenLake, enabling Sauber’s designers and engineers to quickly adjust capacity in compliance with the rules of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).”

Speaking about working with HPE, Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative, Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake, commented:

“Computational fluid dynamics performance is crucial to success in Formula One; however, there are also high demands with regards to scalability and data protection. HPE GreenLake perfectly matches these requirements as it combines the flexibility of the cloud with the control of an on-premises environment. Moreover, HPE GreenLake helps us reduce our capital expenditure by giving us access to state-of-the art supercomputing technology in a pay-as-you-go model. In our sport, every margin of improvement matters.”

Trish Damkroger, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer for the HPC & AI business unit at HPE, added:

“Formula One racing is a data-driven, extremely competitive and highly regulated undertaking: succeeding in this environment requires the dedicated compute resources only high-performance computing can offer to address big challenges. We look forward to helping Sauber Motorsport AG gain a competitive edge while maintaining their data sovereignty and agility.“