Siemens Digital Industries Software and Oracle Red Bull Racing Celebrate 20 Years of Innovation in Formula 1™
Siemens Digital Industries Software is celebrating two decades of partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, marking one of the longest and most successful technical collaborations in Formula 1 today.
Christian Horner, CEO and Team Principal, emphasized the importance of this collaboration:
“With Siemens, we have a digital backbone that enables us to turn ideas into reality faster than ever. Their tools give our engineers the freedom to innovate, adapt, and stay agile, which in Formula 1 can be the difference between winning and losing. It’s a partnership that continues to push us to new heights each season.”
Since 2004, Oracle Red Bull Racing has built its engineering infrastructure on the Siemens Xcelerator software portfolio. Since then, the team has effectively managed logistical challenges, increasing design complexity, and the growing number of parts and thousands of engineering changes each year, all while improving manufacturing repeatability.
Today, Red Bull Racing relies on Siemens Xcelerator and the world’s most comprehensive digital twin technology to thrive under the immense pressure of the Formula 1 racing season, designing, refining, and manufacturing cars while continuing to drive the team’s success on the track.
Ben Sheath, Vice President and General Manager of Siemens Digital Industries Software in the UK and Ireland, said:
“Working with Red Bull Racing from day one has been an incredible journey, both personally and professionally. I started as an engineer at Siemens, supporting their vision, and 20 years later, I’m proud to see how our collaboration has helped fuel their success. Seeing Red Bull Racing become a powerhouse in Formula 1, knowing Siemens technology has been a key part of that, fills me with immense pride. It’s a partnership built on pushing boundaries, and I’m thrilled to have been a part of it every step of the way.”
Siemens Xcelerator has enabled the team to digitally transform their processes, from reinventing the speed at which engineering changes can be executed and managed, to adopting the latest product engineering technology that allows for rapid part design, composite part development, and harness engineering.
The team is continually designing, manufacturing, and even additively producing parts at their technical center and on the track. When combined with the team’s focus on measurable performance and data-driven guidance for progressive improvements based on real-time actionable information, Siemens Xcelerator supports the team’s leadership in engineering, manufacturing, and ongoing success.
Key Facts: Siemens Digital Industries Software and Oracle Red Bull Racing Technical Partnership
- Digital Twin Technology: Oracle Red Bull Racing relies on Siemens’ comprehensive digital twin technology, enabled by Siemens Xcelerator, to design, test, validate, and manufacture championship-winning cars at the incredible speed demanded by Formula 1.
- Design Efficiency: The team has seen a 300% improvement in the cycle time of part designs using Siemens NX™ for product engineering. The software’s complex shape modeling capabilities have also made aerodynamic design 1,000% faster per iteration.
- Managing Complex Parts: With around 10,000 unique parts per car, the team uses Teamcenter® software to manage specific car configurations required for each track around the world, reducing design approval times from weeks to hours.
- Generative Design: The team reduced design time from two weeks to two days by utilizing generative design capabilities in NX to create optimized designs for structural support components and cooling systems.
- Composite Materials: Design and manufacturing of composite materials with the support of Siemens’ Fibersim™ portfolio have resulted in a 30% improvement in design time to delivery.
- Customized Seats: The engineering team created custom seats that support each driver in an optimal position, reducing fatigue and improving control during races through a combination of Simcenter™, NX, and Fibersim software.
This partnership exemplifies how Siemens technology not only drives performance on the track but also redefines engineering and manufacturing standards in Formula 1.
