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