Partner Spotlight: Powering Cisco x McLaren Racing

When precision, speed and real‐time data matter as much on the track as they do in the data center . . .

The McLaren Formula 1 Team trusts Cisco to deliver end-to-end networking, security and collaboration infrastructure across its global operations—from the paddock and mobile data center at race venues to the McLaren Technology Centre in the UK.

What Cisco Brings to the Table

• High-speed telemetry & connectivity: Each McLaren car generates hundreds of millions of data points per race. Cisco provides the network switching, WiFi, MPLS and edge connectivity to ensure that massive volume of telemetry reaches engineers in real-time.

• Security & resilience: In an environment where IP (intellectual property) is as valuable as the car itself, Cisco’s secure firewalls, XDR (extended detection & response) and network segmentation protect the team’s networks from threats while maintaining low latency.

• Collaboration and flexibility: Using tools like Webex, McLaren’s global team can collaborate seamlessly—ideation in Woking (UK), strategy during Sunday’s race in Las Vegas, and real-time pit-wall decisions. Cisco provides the unified collaboration layer.

• Real-world stress test & innovation-proofing: The extreme and distributed nature of F1 operations enables Cisco to trial equipment and services in the most challenging real-world conditions—hot pitsides, high humidity, mobile data centers, and ad hoc deployments—then bring learnings back to enterprise clients.

Why This Matters for You

For businesses managing complex IT infrastructure—distributed teams, remote equipment, IoT sensors, high-value assets—this partnership offers a productively disruptive insight:

• Real-time, secure connectivity at the edge is no longer optional.

• Infrastructure must adapt quickly to changing demands (just like a race car does when rules change or hardware gets upgraded).

• Your tech partners must not just deliver equipment—they must deliver resilient systems that function under pressure.

Stay tuned as we highlight more of our trusted partner network and show how their technologies translate from the racetrack to your business environment.