Formula 1 season 2015: Variable weather conditions will again play an important role this year
UBIMET | 4.3.15 | Počasí UBIMET F1
UBIMET F1
For the second year
running, private weather service provider UBIMET will deliver weather data
directly to each Formula 1 racing team. This will provide them with the best
possible chance to secure pole position.
Vienna, March 04, 2015 As any racing driver knows: It is especially important to know
how the weather will develop and to choose the right automotive tyres. Whilst
for the average consumer the choice is only between summer and winter tyres,
this decision is much more complicated for Formula 1 racing teams. As Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport
director says: "The weather is one of the vital parameters when
it comes to tyre behaviour and performance, together with circuit layout,
driving style, car set-up and track surface characteristics. Rain, in
particular, has a dramatic effect on grip and therefore tyre choice and
strategy. How and when teams react to changing conditions often makes the
difference between winning and losing."
This is one reason why the service of UBIMET's
meteorologists is important.
New year - new
challenges
"Last season was quite challenging for
everyone", says Steffen
Dietz, meteorologist for the Formula 1 project at UBIMET, "We
learned a lot about each circuit's unique logistical considerations."
This requires taking into account everything:
from where weather radar and track thermometer should be placed in order to
capture the highest quality of data, to how measurements from multiple national
weather stations to be integrated in the several computer systems and
afterwards analysed by the meteorologists.
But compiling the most accurate weather forecast
also requires understanding the weather conditions typical to each region. "The
combination of precise weather data, the best technical equipment and
experience - these aspects make professional weather forecasting possible",
explains the UBIMET meteorologist.
Actual weather forecasts for every race weekend:
www.ubimet.com
Caption: UBIMET's Formula 1 team (l.tor.: Andrew Oberthaler, Michele Salmi
and Steffen Dietz) ©UBIMET 
Caption: Rain has a dramatic effect on the grip of tyres ©Nejron Photo, Shutterstock
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