The Value of Data in Motorsport

Modern F1 cars are loaded with up to 200 sensors that can measure over a thousand data channels at any point during a race. This equates to a total of 2GB of data transferred from 1 car during 1 lap, leading to over 3TB gathered throughout a race.

Although this phenomenal amount of data allows engineers to analyse every component, parameter and driver input to improve performance – do teams now have access to too much data? And does this take away the importance of natural driving talent?

As part of the Santander Universities programme at Formula Student UK, a panel of industry experts discussed the data debate, with some conflicting opinions…

CREDIT: Santander Universities and Warman Media

The Panelists included: