Ben Ainslie Racing continues to recruit from the world of Formula 1, naming Martin Whitmarsh CEO. Whitmarsh was the McLaren team boss until about a year ago. BAR has also agreed to work with Adrian Newey of Red Bull Advanced Technologies.
Newey is well known as one of the top designers in F1. He worked with Whitmarsh at McLaren before joining Red Bull almost 10 years ago.
Also on board at BAR is James Roche from McLaren Advanced Technologies where the first advanced F1 simulators were developed. Roche leads the development of BAR’s simulator, which will allow them to validate design ideas and give the sailors an opportunity to train with the sophisticated control systems for the wing and the daggerboards on their AC62.
BAR was the first team to sail a foiling cat in Bermuda
In January, BAR took two foiling Nacra 20 catamarans to Bermuda to build their foiling skills and to explore the race area on Bermuda’s Great Sound. This video report includes BAR sailing team manager Jono Macbeth’s impressions: the course will be tight and require a lot of maneuvers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSWqZeiZU3o&feature=youtube_gdata_player