Formula 1 – where every second matters, especially weather matters
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For the first time UBIMET attended the Formula 1 extravaganza around the world. Delivering actual and proper weather forecasts to each team via the web-portal “onTrack” was the duty of the specially trained meteorologists and technicians throughout the season. The exact weather information is an important aspect in several decision-making processes for the teams.
Vienna, 21st November 2014: From Australia to Malaysia via Canada and back to Austria… UBIMET Meteorologist and Project Coordinator for Formula 1 Steffen Dietz was on the route for nearly eight months with his team to ensure the delivery of high quality weather forecasts on site and in real time.
Exact forecasts on the
spot
Supported remotely by several meteorologists
located at UBIMETs headquarters in Vienna, who are analysing radar images,
probability maps of forecasted rain thresholds and other data, the Team of
UBIMET is aware of every change in weather conditions. “The high precision
level of information, the forecasts and the observations made on-site, are
available for every racing team at the same time”, explains Steffen Dietz.
Proper forecasts for
controlling a chaotic process
Weather is chaotic and can change as rapidly as
a Formula 1 car is driving: “It’s important for us as drivers, as well as for
the whole racing team, to know how the weather conditions will change,” says
Daniel Ricciardo, driver for Infiniti Red Bull Racing: ”it influences our race
preparation, from driver kit we may use, to car set-up and race strategy. The
weather is always important at all races, whether it’s from very hot races,
like Malaysia, to dry races, like Abu Dhabi - to those that are more
unpredictable.”
Information about track temperature, rain
probability, humidity and much more are essential to answer questions regarding
the equipment of the driver, the possible extent of overheating of the motor or
the right tire choice.
While all the racing teams hope on the perfect
weather conditions, which would be dry, partly cloudy and as calm as possible,
UBIMET delivers the most detailed forecasts: “Based on our knowledge and exact
data of weather stations located worldwide we inform each team, in detail and
on time, about eventual weather changes”, says Steffen Dietz.
Steffen Dietz arranging a weather radar
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