Ever since the service started in 2008, rFactor Pro has quickly gained a reputation for being a very valuable software tool for professional racing teams and F1 outfits in particular.
The Force India Formula One team has recently jumped on the bandwaggon, making it the fifth F1 outfit to use rFactor Pro to improve their race cars. That means that half of the 2009 Formula One grid is now using the software.
“The 2009 season rule changes meant aerodynamics was our number one priority. When we started budgeting for the 2010 season it became clear that driver-in-the-loop simulation was a technology we had to take advantage of to build on our achievements this year”, Force India’s James Key explained.
“We have been watching the driver-in-the-loop simulation marketplace very closely over the last two seasons, during which time the quality has improved and the costs have reduced by an order of magnitude. We decided the time was right to invest in an rFactor Pro based solution as the projected return on investment, in terms of performance gain for a given spend, placed rFactor Pro right at the top of our list. It also provides higher quality visualization and a more comprehensive simulation environment than any other system we evaluated.”
Pandamasque
November 14th, 2009 at 07:03
Fifth?
FIF1, RBR… the other 3 are?
ForzaBarca88
November 14th, 2009 at 09:31
I was wondering that also. I know ferrari wouldnt be one of them since I remember reading their’s is by Moog.
commodore
November 15th, 2009 at 09:49
Not all of the teams’ names are public.
dumrick
November 15th, 2009 at 23:51
This month’s Racecar Engineering mentions Williams, Red Bull and Ferrari – Moog being an actuator specialist probably does only the motion hardware for Ferrari’s simulator.
So, 5 F1 teams use rFactor? I guess this closes the discussion many “arcaders” seem to be keen on bringing here about how out-of-date the gMotor 2 engine is…
commodore
November 16th, 2009 at 14:43
They use rFactor Pro not rFactor. And considering they are F1 teams they probably program their own vehicle model (”physics engine”). But I still think it shows how good rFactor is.
Zippy
November 16th, 2009 at 16:12
base engine is the same, expanded through a couple other programs which then enhance the entire process to 72 dof. Agree Commodore, unmatched imo …..
** love the name “Commodore” old skool for me and memories of the past pc fun times … :)