VESevo Smart Technologies, an innovative spin-off from the University of Naples Federico II, announces a collaboration with the University of Toronto Formula Racing (UTFR), one of the top Formula Student teams in Canada. The partnership aims to support UTFR’s vehicle development for the 2024/2025 season through VESevo’s non-destructive viscoelastic tire analysis.
UTFR designs and develops full-electric racing cars, and with 26 years of experience in Formula SAE and Formula Student, the team brings continuity and technical progress to the competitive environment of academic motorsport.
The collaboration focuses on integrating tire behavior data into UTFR’s simulation workflows. Through VESevo’s technology, the team will gain key insights into the viscoelastic properties of the tires under varying curing cycles, temperatures and wear conditions.
The VESevo’s technology used in educational contexts, is the same applied in top motorsport categories such as Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula E, NASCAR, and MotoGP, reflecting the company’s commitment to supporting academic ecosystem through applied testing tools.
Andrea Genovese, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VESevo:
“We decided to collaborate with UTFR team to support their Formula Student activities by providing data that helps bridge academic theory with practical racing applications. Working with such a dedicated and curious group of students reinforces the value of this kind of partnership, with the goal of guiding future engineers to better understand tire behavior and make more informed development decisions.”
Ajay Anand, Vehicle Dynamics Lead of the University of Toronto Formula Racing team:
‘’As the team becomes more performance-focused, our long-standing struggle for higher-fidelity tire models is becoming more of an issue for the development and competitiveness of the car. With VESevo, we would not only finally have access to data and metrics measuring the performance of the tire outside of just a snapshot in a highly idealized environment, but also ones specifically for the tire we will be using on the tracks we compete on. These new dimensions of analysis will allow us to inform decisions when it comes to traction control algorithms, endurance performance degradation, suspension kinematics, and the tuning of the aerodynamic package. We are excited to work with VESevo and are looking forward to seeing the quantitative impact on our performance this year!’’
