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AI-Driven Strategy Powers Hamilton's 2026 Barcelona Win

7/4/2026

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F1’s AI strategy helped Lewis Hamilton win the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after three pit stops.
Fabrizio Pilotti said the car loses about 1.5 kg of gasoline per lap, altering balance and tire wear, requiring fresh data.
The team processes 50 petabytes of data from 250 sensors, radios and historic records using machine-learning models.
Generative AI converts that data into strategic choices such as pit-stop timing, which Pilotti called beyond human computation.

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F1’s AI strategy helped Lewis Hamilton win the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after three pit stops.
Fabrizio Pilotti said the car loses about 1.5 kg of gasoline per lap, altering balance and tire wear, requiring fresh data.
The team processes 50 petabytes of data from 250 sensors, radios and historic records using machine-learning models.
Generative AI converts that data into strategic choices such as pit-stop timing, which Pilotti called beyond human computation.