Formula AI
“The fact that starting grids are decided by computers that work well or badly is not a nice way to race”, said Oscar Piastri regarding the fact that F1 2026, especially the power units, are equipped with software capable of adapting and ‘learning’ where and how to deliver power and energy through the use of artificial intelligence.
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The topic related to the role of artificial intelligence capable of analyzing and modeling itself based on the inputs received from the driver regarding the use of the electrical component of the power units is obviously a subject of great debate. Several drivers have pointed out that it is not easy to get used to the fact that the car’s behavior changes due to dynamics not related to traditional fuel consumption with consequent lightening or tire degradation.
Bortoleto ‘stands out from the crowd’
Gabriel Bortoleto, unlike many other colleagues, emphasized that the ‘training’ of artificial intelligence in this field is an ‘obligation’ for F1. F1, after all, is a pioneering category in which cutting-edge solutions are tested and developed, leveraging the best that technology and human genius have to offer.
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“We are in Formula 1, we are developing the technology of the future – Bortoleto’s words – if we don’t use all the tools available to us in the world to our advantage, then I don’t know what the point of F1 is. Once upon a time, people complained because today drivers have too many things to do. Now that there are systems that do it for us, we complain because they do it for us. It’s good that the software is able to adapt and understand what and how much energy you are using during the lap and how to evolve in subsequent laps”.
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