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Complexity Simplified

Applied Science uses the skills and capabilities of the Formula One Team to design solutions to complex engineering challenges, using our advanced engineering capabilities.

World class talent. High-performance culture. Advanced engineering capabilities.

Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science is a business division of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. We provide bespoke engineering services combining world-class talent and a high-performance culture with cutting-edge technical capability.

With the new Formula One regulations requiring teams to operate within a fixed budget cap, Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science was created to enable the diversification of the company to tackle new and exciting engineering challenges. Beyond the world of Formula One.

Together, we go all in by being resilient and unflinching in the face of every challenge.

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Our Strengths

Being capable of extracting marginal gains at the leading edge of engineering and aerodynamics requires exceptional people.

Our people are our greatest asset.

From performance to power. Materials to aerodynamics. CFD to mechanical design. And everything in between.

We are all in, by working together and putting the team first, with everyone contributing equally. We are unafraid to push the boundaries of conventional wisdom.

Strengths

  • Speed to react

  • Fast-paced ability to understand problems

  • Ability to apply rapid design solutions efficiently and reliably

More than 950 employees work 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the Brackley site. Facing fierce competition on and off the track from highly skilled opponents, the Team seeks the competitive advantage by embracing the highly demanding nature of its endeavour: the greater the challenge, the better.

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Advanced Engineering Capabilities

A unique armoury of machinery and technology is required to compete at the peak of Formula One.

Our team operates from a state-of-the-art 60,000 square metres technology campus in Brackley, housing cutting-edge facilities for the design, development, manufacture, assembly, and operation of Championship-winning Formula One cars.

Aero

  • ¾ open jet wind tunnel

  • Moving ground plane

  • Overhead balance

  • Multi head wake measurement probe

  • Dedicated prep area and workshop

Modelling and Simulation

  • CFD

  • HiL, SiL, MiL and XiL system testing

  • Stress analysis, multi body simulations (MBS)

Manufacture

  • CNC, 5-axis Machining

  • Fabrication

  • Mould Manufacture, Laminating, Autoclaves

  • Additive manufacturing – metals and polymers

Test & Development

  • Dynamic Test Rigs

    • 7 poster, full car dyno

    • Transmission dyno

    • Brake dyno

    • Heat rejection rig

  • Fatigue Testing (Instron, 12-axis rig, vibration table, Hydropulse rig)

  • Materials testing and development

Non-Destructive Testing

  • X-Ray & CAT Scanning

  • Ultrasonics

  • Electron Microscopy

  • Full inspection facilities, CMM, 3D surface scanning

Paint and Finishing

  • Full professional paintshop (prep, paint, vinyl wrap)

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