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ormula One teams operate at a pace that few industries can match, with Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team( AMF1) competing in 24 races per year while developing technology within strict regulations that govern everything from chassis specifications to tyre management. In this environment, IT operations that might seem mundane elsewhere can become genuine performance differentiators.
Fabrizio Pilotti, CIO at Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, explains how these regulations fundamentally shape technology decisions across the organisation.“ What drives you forward is through the regulations,” Fabrizio says.“ The rules are set by the FIA for each season, so this framework is different because the framework and the rules are pushed out and we interpret them.”
These constraints create workflows that require sophisticated data management, particularly around areas like tyre testing where physical testing isn’ t feasible for every scenario.“ You may use laser measurement tools to accrue data for machine learning tests, because we don’ t physically test tyres in the same way each time,” Fabrizio says. Each process relies on tools that collect information for analysis, creating dependencies that demand both visibility and coordination.
Yet until recently, the team was running many of these operations on paper.
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