Facilities
Welcome to the home of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.
Our team operates from a state-of-the-art 60,000 square metres technology campus in Brackley, housing cutting-edge facilities for the design, development, manufacture, assembly, and operation of Championship-winning Formula One cars.
We are based in the heart of ‘Motorsport Valley’ in south Northamptonshire. The campus is easily accessed from the M1 and M40 via the A43, close to Bicester and Banbury train stations with direct links to London, and within walking distance of the market town of Brackley.
Our riverside HQ is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking, including EV chargers.
Aerodynamics Office
Attention to detail is critical in our Aerodynamics Department. Using state-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics tools we can visualise how air will flow around the race car. From this understanding we can refine our designs before they are tested in the wind tunnel. This allows us to evaluate what impact they will have on our lap time.
Manufacturing
Our Manufacturing facilities are at the heart of our site, and the constant all year-round operation. We have the latest machinery and skilled people to create, inspect and build our precision parts. Whether it be the buzz of the Machine Shop or the intricate detail and highly clinical environment to create a Composite part, each is crafted to the pinnacle of quality and precise specifications to maximise performance.
Wind Tunnel
A cutting-edge facility that’s as impressive as it is essential to our success. A 2.2MW motor drives carbon fibre blades which can generate a wind speed of up to 80m/s – a machine so powerful that it is capable of going 30m/s faster than regulations will allow us to run it. This highly complex facility is paired with sophisticated measurement systems to allow us to meet our allocation of aerodynamic tests in a precise, efficient and cost-effective manner, giving us the insight we need to stay at the top of the sport.
Design Office
This is the place where all approved ideas are turned into reality. Using the latest CAE and CAD technologies and tools, our designers simulate, develop and design all parts required to build and operate our race cars. Our team of highly skilled and driven engineers permanently strives to improve the performance and reliability of every single car part.
Race Support
Racing is what it’s all about. But the magic doesn’t just happen trackside. Our factory-based engineers analyse telemetry data and video feeds in real time in a dedicated, high-tech facility at our Brackley HQ. Their in-depth analysis is used to provide feedback to the engineers at the track using live intercom, allowing them to maximise the car’s performance.
Simulator
By simulating the track environment in our driver-in-loop, we can support both current and future car development as well as driver training. The simulator is used regularly by our race drivers and reserve driver as an invaluable preparation for track success.
Race Bays
This is where the cars are prepared for their next race and where all the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Our highly skilled mechanics assemble the carefully engineered parts in a carefully orchestrated burst of activity. Returning from a race, the cars are stripped down, serviced, examined and tested to ensure reliability, before being re-assembled and sent onto their next location.
Test and Development Centre
We have a state-of-the-art Test and Development Centre that measures the performance, compliance and endurance of the car. The facility houses cutting-edge technology and test rigs, operated by highly skilled technicians and engineers. This set-up allows us to simulate track impacts so that we can analyse the loads acting on the car in dynamic conditions.
Aerodynamics Office
Attention to detail is critical in our Aerodynamics Department. Using state-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics tools we can visualise how air will flow around the race car. From this understanding we can refine our designs before they are tested in the wind tunnel. This allows us to evaluate what impact they will have on our lap time.
Manufacturing
Our Manufacturing facilities are at the heart of our site, and the constant all year-round operation. We have the latest machinery and skilled people to create, inspect and build our precision parts. Whether it be the buzz of the Machine Shop or the intricate detail and highly clinical environment to create a Composite part, each is crafted to the pinnacle of quality and precise specifications to maximise performance.
Wind Tunnel
A cutting-edge facility that’s as impressive as it is essential to our success. A 2.2MW motor drives carbon fibre blades which can generate a wind speed of up to 80m/s – a machine so powerful that it is capable of going 30m/s faster than regulations will allow us to run it. This highly complex facility is paired with sophisticated measurement systems to allow us to meet our allocation of aerodynamic tests in a precise, efficient and cost-effective manner, giving us the insight we need to stay at the top of the sport.
Design Office
This is the place where all approved ideas are turned into reality. Using the latest CAE and CAD technologies and tools, our designers simulate, develop and design all parts required to build and operate our race cars. Our team of highly skilled and driven engineers permanently strives to improve the performance and reliability of every single car part.
Race Support
Racing is what it’s all about. But the magic doesn’t just happen trackside. Our factory-based engineers analyse telemetry data and video feeds in real time in a dedicated, high-tech facility at our Brackley HQ. Their in-depth analysis is used to provide feedback to the engineers at the track using live intercom, allowing them to maximise the car’s performance.
Simulator
By simulating the track environment in our driver-in-loop, we can support both current and future car development as well as driver training. The simulator is used regularly by our race drivers and reserve driver as an invaluable preparation for track success.
Race Bays
This is where the cars are prepared for their next race and where all the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Our highly skilled mechanics assemble the carefully engineered parts in a carefully orchestrated burst of activity. Returning from a race, the cars are stripped down, serviced, examined and tested to ensure reliability, before being re-assembled and sent onto their next location.
Test and Development Centre
We have a state-of-the-art Test and Development Centre that measures the performance, compliance and endurance of the car. The facility houses cutting-edge technology and test rigs, operated by highly skilled technicians and engineers. This set-up allows us to simulate track impacts so that we can analyse the loads acting on the car in dynamic conditions.
Aerodynamics Office
Attention to detail is critical in our Aerodynamics Department. Using state-of-the-art Computational Fluid Dynamics tools we can visualise how air will flow around the race car. From this understanding we can refine our designs before they are tested in the wind tunnel. This allows us to evaluate what impact they will have on our lap time.
Manufacturing
Our Manufacturing facilities are at the heart of our site, and the constant all year-round operation. We have the latest machinery and skilled people to create, inspect and build our precision parts. Whether it be the buzz of the Machine Shop or the intricate detail and highly clinical environment to create a Composite part, each is crafted to the pinnacle of quality and precise specifications to maximise performance.