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The real world testing to prove the car and fine tune the set-up took place in specialist facilities and the harshest environments across the globe
in temperatures ranging from minus 40°C to in excess of 50°C, and at altitudes of up to 4,000m. High-speed stability tests, for example, were
conducted at Nardo in southern Italy. The Nordschleife circuit at the Nürburgring in Germany was the perfect location to prove out handling,
braking, cooling and durability. Known as the “Green Hell”, and featuring 20.8 kilometres of track with 73 turns, it is renowned as the most
demanding circuit in the world and the ultimate test of both car and driver.
DEATH VALLEY
CALIFORNIA
HOT CLIMATE
TESTING
COMPUTER AIDED
ENGINEERING
COMPUTATIONAL
FLUID DYNAMICS
10MILLION
PROCESSOR HOURS
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