Toro Rosso: STAR-CCM+ Gives You (More Aerodynamic) Wings

NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM AND
FAENZA, ITALY, Jun 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
CD-adapco is pleased to announce that, after extensive evaluation,
Italian Formula One Team Scuderia Toro Rosso has chosen STAR-CCM+ as
their simulation tool for the aerodynamic design of their racing cars.

Since their Formula One debut in 2006, Scuderia Toro Rosso have proved
themselves one of the brightest new teams in Formula One, scoring a
maiden victory in the 2008 Italian GP, on the way to securing sixth place
overall in the 2008 Constructor's Championship.

After benchmarking a number of different CFD software products, Scuderia
Toro Rosso adopted the STAR-CCM+ solution. Ing Nicolo Petrucci, head of
aerodynamics for Scuderia Toro Rosso explains: "Formula 1 has always been
the pinnacle of automotive technological development; throughout the year
we are constantly working to squeeze more performance out the car and to
do this we need the best engineers and the best tools. Having reviewed
the available options, it was obvious that STAR-CCM+ represented the best
solution on the market."

"We chose STAR-CCM+, not only because of CD-adapco's pedigree in the
automotive sector, but also due to the innovative and advanced nature of
the tool. STAR-CCM+'s automated meshing technology really is second to
none and the speed at which we could mesh and analyze new designs was a
revelation. The software is extremely easy to use with an intuitive user
interface, quite a change from when I first saw CFD in F1 in 1989!"

CD-adapco is the leading supplier of Computational Fluid Dynamics
software to Formula One. For the 2009 season, almost every car on the
Formula One grid is designed using either STAR-CCM+ for aerodynamics and
thermal management, or STAR-CD for engine simulation. CD-adapco's
director for the automotive industry, Dr. Richard Johns explains:
"Scuderia Toro Rosso have demonstrated that STAR-CCM+ is the aerodynamic
code of choice for the Formula One grid. In an industry where speed is
king in every sense, STAR-CCM+ uniquely allows teams to reduce analysis
turnaround time, through the automatic preparation and meshing of car
geometries, without any sacrifice in accuracy. The unique STAR-CCM+ power
session license, allows our users access to an unlimited number of
processors for modest cost"

For more information please visit: http://www.cd-adapco.com

Contacts:
CD-adapco
Stephen Ferguson
Corporate Communications Manager
+44 207 471 6200
fergie@uk.cd-adapco.com

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