Welcome to the first-ever Webinar from United Motorsports Academy, in association with Formula Bharat.

United Motorsports Academy is proud to be the Knowledge Partner of the Formula Bharat event at the Kari Motor Speedway from January 19 – 24, 2024. As various student teams across India are gearing up for the prestigious racing and track event, we are kicking things off with an online Webinar that is designed to help the teams understand Aero and its applications to the track better. 

About the Speaker
Punith Gowda is a highly experienced engineer in the field of vehicle aerodynamics.
He finished his Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from IIT-Guwahati in India. He then completed a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in Texas and a second master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Cornell University.

He has been working in the field of aerodynamics for 18 years. His career has taken him through McLaren Automotive, Williams Advanced Engineering, Williams F1, Alfa Romeo Sauber F1, Scuderia Toro Rosso and Bentley Motors.
He started his career as a CFD engineer at McLaren. He then moved to Williams F1 as an aerodynamicist and later became a senior aerodynamicist. After 7 years at Williams, he moved to Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 as a group leader of the front car team before spending 2 years at Scuderia Toro Rosso. He is now the Aerodynamics Technical Manager at Bentley Motors.

Lecture Agenda
- Introduction to a typical F1 wind tunnel.
- Lesser known aspects of scale model technology engineered to match race car behaviour on track.
- How are improvements evaluated in a wind tunnel?

The lecture will also be followed by a brief Q&A session.
Total duration: 60 minutes.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

P.S: Please use your laptop/PC (if available) for better experience.