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Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, gave ZDNET a tour of his racing team's state-of-the-art technology campus in Brackley, UK, and reflected on the impact digital and data have on the sport.
"Technology is more crucial in Formula One than ever," he said. "Any sort of manufacturing function in an F1 team many years ago wouldn't necessarily be quite as reliant on IT services as they are today."
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Having worked for the racing team for almost a decade, Riley has a clear vantage point from which to assess the importance of technology. He told ZDNET that the IT organization has a crucial role to play as the team seeks on-track and off-track performance improvements.
"We're central to that effort because we're one of the few departments that work across all areas of the business," he said.
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Riley: "Technology is more crucial in Formula One than ever." Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
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