The partnership between Red Bull and Hexagon it started 18 years ago and allowed the technological development of the team, while now it contributes to Max Verstappen’s victories. What affects performance above all is the digitization technologies and 3D scanners, hardware and software metrology solutions that have reduced the number of breakdowns by around 50% in the last two years.
The most compact Absolute Scanner AS1 it is portable and is connected to a mechanical arm, which allows the team detailed 3D scans of the car. In the pit lane, however, there is a model that is even easier to transport, which is the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960. The scanner HP-L-10.10 laser is very useful for precision inspections, while another more powerful model with a particularly high cost (over 100,000 euros) is in a fixed position in the garages Milton Keynesin front of the car for monitoring all components.
Potentially all teams can have market access to these systems, “GThanks to the multi-year relationship and the partnership, however, we can count on Hexagon seven days a week, 24 hours a day. They explain to us how to use the tools, but also how to use them to bring the car’s set-up and performance to the limit, they help us to solve the problems we encounter, even with transversal solutions we hadn’t thought of”, explains Mark Foden, Head of Quality Control Red Bull Powertrains, “in 2026 the engines in Formula 1 will change by regulation, these types of engines are at the end of their cycle, after all these years we are able to optimize the car to give our best and we still have margins”.
Control of dimensions, weight and materials via 3D laser scanner of a single piece, but also of the entire car
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