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The Hinwil Theorem

While many teams look to expand their aerodynamic research by building second wind tunnels, BMW Sauber have taken the somewhat pioneering approach of committing to a future based around Computational Fluid Dynamics. Jonathan Noble travelled to Hinwil last month, to meet Albert 2, the most powerful supercomputer used in European industry

Jonathan Noble Jan 3, 2007, 1:18 PM

Willem Toet, BMW Sauber's head of aerodynamics, is not what you would call one of life's more conservative people.

Famous as much for his wildly extravagant bow ties as for his work on F1 cars, Toet has recently taken up extreme downhill mountain biking in his now native Switzerland to get a few extra kicks.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.