Hardware Secrets looked at AMD Technology on Ferrari Formula 1 Cars

If you pay close attention to Ferrari F1 cars driven by Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa (and, before him, Rubens Barrichello) you will notice an AMD logo on the tail. For the majority this simply means that AMD is paying to run an ad on Ferrari cars, but that isn’t the case. They are also providing the technology infrastructure for the car’s telemetry system, which collects data in real time and send to Ferrari team during the races, so they can check in real time if something is going wrong and also instruct the driver of corrections he should make in the way he is driving in order to achieve a higher performance during the race. The collected data are also collected for posterior analysis. We were invited by AMD to check out this impressive electronics system in person by visiting Ferrari’s boxes during the preparation of the last race of the 2006 F1 World Championship that will happen next weekend. Let’s talk more about this thrilling experience.

AMD Technology on Ferrari Formula 1 Cars