Behind the scenes at the Miami Grand Prix with Oracle Red Bull Racing
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Oracle Red Bull Racing invited me behind the scenes of the Miami Grand Prix as the team gears up for this weekend's race.
The big picture: It had been three years since I last visited the Red Bull garage and interviewed Jack Harrington, Partnerships Group Lead at Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology.
- In 2023, he told me about how Red Bull uses Oracle's AI to bolster its race strategy by running millions of computer-generated simulations.
The latest: This year, Oracle AI and cloud tech were used to help develop the team's new engine, he told me.
- The tech is also being used as a super-charged AI strategy agent on the pit wall and for business operations.
What's next: Harrington said the team hopes to use AI to discover the next great racing driver by scraping data from youth go-kart races across the world.
- "It's really cool. It's just an evolution," Harrington said.
My sneak peek: I was allowed inside the Red Bull garage as mechanics worked on Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar's cars, while dance music blared from the speakers. (Harrington told me the team does it to pump up the mechanics and annoy neighboring teams on the pit lane.)
