Turn CFD into Design: Oracle Red Bull Racing Insights for FSAE and Formula Teams

Overview

Elevate your CFD post-processing skills and learn to interpret results like a pro. In this special session, you’ll get direct insight from Matthew Sorrell, Head of Aerodynamic Tools & Methods at Oracle Red Bull Racing, as he walks through a real FSAE simulation from Panther Racing—the University of Pittsburgh’s Formula SAE team.

This is a rare opportunity to experience how an elite motorsports aerodynamicist evaluates CFD data, identifies flow issues, and provides design recommendations to enhance performance. You’ll learn how to refine your post-processing workflow, extract more actionable insights, and connect simulation results to real design decisions on your car.

Whether you’re already using Ansys Fluent or just starting to explore CFD, this session will help your team take a significant step forward in simulation-driven design—guided by one of the best in the business.

What Attendees Will Learn

• Interpreting CFD results to guide aerodynamic design decisions
• Analyzing flow behavior across aero devices such as wings, undertray, sidepods, and ducts
• Understanding aerodynamic balance, pressure distribution, and drag sources
• Visualizing flow structures affecting overall car performance
• Applying motorsport-level evaluation techniques to Formula SAE / Formula student simulations

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for student teams currently using or considering Ansys CFD tools for Formula SAE vehicle design. Attendees will benefit from direct feedback from a professional aerodynamicist and learn how to elevate the quality and impact of their simulation work.

Speaker

• Matthew Sorrell - Head of Aerodynamic Tools & Methods, Oracle Red Bull Racing
• Oscar Gerber, Panther Racing – University of Pittsburgh FSAE Team