James Allen On F1 20: Will AI Unleash Greater Human Potential In Formula 1?
Feb 11, 2025
51:17
Motor racing has a long tradition as an incubator of technology. AI is the latest example as tech companies flood into the sport as partners, helping teams harness AI to improve performance. F1 increasingly uses AI in its TV and online coverage to provide insights and content tailored for fans.
The FIA is also getting in on the act; this week it announced that AI will now help the F1 race officials and play a role in sensitive decisions on things like track limits and analysis of race incidents.
So what impact is AI already having on F1? Where might it get involved in the future? And should there be a limit to how far it goes?
We hear from a panel of industry experts: Rob Smedley, CEO of Smedley Group, Former F1 Director of Data Systems; Ferrari and Williams engineer, Joe Carroll, General Manager, Telco, Media, Entertainment, Games and Sport, Amazon Web Services and Stephane Timpano, CEO Aspire, which runs the A2RL autonomous racing league, where the AI coders are the stars.
In the studio with James are Autosport’s F1 Business Correspondent Mark Mann-Bryans and Sam Agini from the Financial Times.
Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X/Twitter or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com.
Producer: Dre Harrison
Executive Producer: Jason Swales
A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport
The FIA is also getting in on the act; this week it announced that AI will now help the F1 race officials and play a role in sensitive decisions on things like track limits and analysis of race incidents.
So what impact is AI already having on F1? Where might it get involved in the future? And should there be a limit to how far it goes?
We hear from a panel of industry experts: Rob Smedley, CEO of Smedley Group, Former F1 Director of Data Systems; Ferrari and Williams engineer, Joe Carroll, General Manager, Telco, Media, Entertainment, Games and Sport, Amazon Web Services and Stephane Timpano, CEO Aspire, which runs the A2RL autonomous racing league, where the AI coders are the stars.
In the studio with James are Autosport’s F1 Business Correspondent Mark Mann-Bryans and Sam Agini from the Financial Times.
Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X/Twitter or jamesallenonf1@autosport.com.
Producer: Dre Harrison
Executive Producer: Jason Swales
A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport