Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305

2026-06-27 · 90 min · episode 2305 · 26 entities

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://do.co/twist
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://partners.launch.co/
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://plaud.ai/twistSentry
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://sentry.io/twistNorthwest
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistDigitalOcean
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://skn.systems/

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://twistartups.substack.com/
mentioned @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://twistartups.substack.com/
references @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned Twist website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://do.co/twist
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
mentioned TwistSentry website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://plaud.ai/twistSentry
mentioned TwistNorthwest website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://sentry.io/twistNorthwest
mentioned TwistDigitalOcean website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistDigitalOcean
references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references Twist website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://do.co/twist
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
references TwistSentry website

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://plaud.ai/twistSentry
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://sentry.io/twistNorthwest
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistDigitalOcean

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://partners.launch.co/
mentioned skn.systems company

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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://skn.systems/
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://partners.launch.co/
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Link in episode "Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305": https://skn.systems/

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Why F1 Teams are Replacing Wind Tunnels with Smart Tape | E2305

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This Week In Startups is made possible by: Plaud - https://Plaud.ai/twistSentry - https://sentry.io/twistNorthwest Registered Agent-https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistDigitalOcean - https://do.co/twist Today's show: F1 teams spend up to a third of their budgets on aerodynamics, often utilizing wind tunnels to simulate what happens on the track. But Lyall Davenport of SKN Systems created a sensor-embedded tape that sticks directly to race cars as they drive around the real world, generating 420M data points per hour. And it comes in at roughly 95% less cost than running a full simulator. Hear about how Lyall's background in racing helped him develop the concept, plans to expand from motorsports to drones and defense, and his experiences going through Jason's various programs. PLUS OpenAI's new models are so good, you can't use them. Why Apple's Vision Pro chief defected to OpenAI (and why their laptops and devices are getting more expensive). A look at the world's most annoying data center in Sterling, Virginia. And Jason remembers iconic and influential tech journalist Om Malik. Guest: Lyall Davenport: https://x.com/Lyalldavenport SKN Systems: https://www.skn.systems/ Timestamps: 0:00 How SKN uses tape to generate aerodynamic data 4:04 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off! 6:17 How SKN uses tape to generate aerodynamic data 9:55 Sentry - Your team should be focused on shipping features — not chasing down bugs. New users can get $240 in free credits when they go to https://sentry.io/twist and use the code TWIST 17:20 F1 teams are worth HOW MUCH? 19:42 Northwest Registered Agent: Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist 20:35 Future markets beyond motorsports 30:03 DigitalOcean - Want to see what building on a true AI-native platform looks like? Head to https://do.co/twist to start building on DigitalOcean's AI-Native Cloud today — and cut your AI workload costs by up to 50%. 32:45 GPT-5.6 is banned for now 43:46 Vision Pro chief makes for the exit 51:24 Apple raises their prices 56:05 The data center you're allowed to hate 1:06:04 Zuck's new prediction market app 1:08:42 RIP Om Malik (1966-2026) 1:19:50 Streaming and camera recommendations 1:28:06 All about eFoiling Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/ Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com