The team expanded its technological partnership with Oracle to enhance strategy, simulations, and the hybrid power unit for the 2026 season, reinforcing its data- and AI-driven approach.
Red Bull Racing has strengthened its operational and technical structure ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season by signing a multi-year extension of its partnership with Oracle, aiming to consolidate a development platform built on data and artificial intelligence that spans from race strategy to the evolution of its hybrid power unit under the new regulatory framework.
The renewed agreement positions Oracle as Red Bull’s primary technology partner for several additional years, extending a relationship that goes beyond traditional sponsorship to become a comprehensive collaboration.
This alliance includes the use of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle AI capabilities to process complex information during each Grand Prix weekend, a factor the team considers crucial amid significant regulatory change in Formula 1.
One of the pillars of this technological strategy is the development of an AI-powered strategy agent designed to assist engineers in making dynamic, real-time decisions. This tool combines historical data with live race inputs to deliver analysis and recommendations that optimize pit stop options, energy management, and responses to changing track conditions, intending to reduce the margin for error in critical moments.
At the same time, Oracle’s infrastructure is being used to support the engineering of Red Bull Ford Powertrains’ new hybrid power unit, set to debut in 2026 as a key technical milestone.
By integrating OCI into system simulation and validation processes, the team aims to ensure that engine performance parameters align precisely with the demands of the 2026 regulations, which emphasize energy efficiency and advanced hybrid system management.
Beyond the track, the partnership with Oracle also covers internal applications that optimize business operations, human resources, and finance, reflecting a holistic vision of technological integration. The use of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications in these areas seeks to improve productivity and reduce costs while strengthening the team’s organizational infrastructure in areas traditionally outside the spotlight of motorsport.
This strategic move takes place in a context where Formula 1 is adopting rules that reshape aerodynamics, power generation, and energy management of the cars. Red Bull, which has already secured multiple world titles under its partnership with Oracle, now aims to solidify a competitive edge through advanced technology that complements engineering work and on-track decision-making.
With the 2026 season beginning in Melbourne, Australia, the extension of this technological partnership symbolizes Red Bull’s commitment to a data-driven and intelligent automation approach to meet the technical and strategic challenges of a new era in Formula 1.