The 17th race in the 2011 Formula 1 Championship will be held at the brand-new Buddh International Circuit: the first Indian GP. Let’s discover together with Neil Martin, in charge for Racing Strategies Management and Development, and Gabriele Delli Colli, in charge for the F1 Simulator Facilities, how the Scuderia gets ready for this unique challenge on a completely new track. Furthermore test driver Jules Bianchi with a very particular task: assembling a Formula 1 single-seater.
One month after the presentation of the Ferrari Virtual Academy on the occasion of the Italian Grand Prix, a second release for the first online simulator from the Prancing Horse is now available online, offering the fans all over the world the unique opportunity to experience the driving pleasure behind the wheel of a F10 single-seater with updated aerodynamic set up and a software with new functionality, on the Autodromo Internazionale in Mugello.
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Looking for that ultimate gaming setup for playing Gran Turismo? Short of a full cockpit installed in your living room, this could very well be it.
The Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition from Thurstmaster incorporates an 11-inch steering wheel (a 70% scale replica of the 430 Scuderia‘s) mounted on an adjustable metal column affixed to a base with twin metal pedals. The wireless system is compatible with the PlayStation 3 and PC (Xbox fans are left stranded by the side of the road), but if you thought the actual Scuderia was expensive, the 23-pound Thrustmaster setup will set you back $250. Follow the jump to watch a demo video and to check out the official press release.
[Source: Thrustmaster via Engadget]
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If Scuderia Ferrari drivers Alonso and Massa don’t do well in qualifying next year, it won’t be because they didn’t have the best tools with which to practice. Ferrari has built a driving simulator that could well be the Ferrari of driving simulators. It took two years to build, is 18-feet high, takes up two stories and received assistance from Moog, a control systems maker primarly known for its work wit the U.S. military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The sim rests a base that, by itself, weighs two hundred tons, and on top of that are a platform and actuators that support the aluminum and composite driving structure. The driver watches his progress on five displays good for more than 180 degrees of viewing, and hears his progress through a 3,500-watt Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound system. It has ten microprocessors and 60GB of RAM, and produces 5GB of data per day.
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