Press releases

Mar 27, 2009

Steria, technical partner to the ING Renault F1 Team, wishes good luck to the team for the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship!

As the technical partner to the ING Renault F1 Team delivering IT consultancy services and application management, Steria is helping to improve the team's racing performance.

Steria provides consulting services to optimise efficiency of SAP solutions used for developing engines, and develops software capable of analysing the high volumes of data produced by the car's on-board systems.

The 2009 season starts on the 29th of March in Melbourne.

The expertise of Steria helps improve the performance of the ING Renault F1 Team
 Steria manages an intelligent interface between the critical on-board systems and the automatic data analysis system. During the race, the on-board IT systems process over 2,000 operations per second. The data is then analysed to improve the performance of the vehicle and give the driver the best chance of success.

Cutting-edge advice to maintain the competitive advantage of the ING Renault F1 Team
 In addition to the races, Steria provides advice to optimise the efficiency of SAP solutions used to develop the engines. The idea is to increase the overall performance of the team in order to ensure optimal racing conditions.

The 2009 season will be run during 17 races
The 2009 season begins on 29 March in Melbourne (Australia) and will end on the 1st of November at Interlagos (Brazil). 17 races are planned:
29 March Australia, Melbourne
05 April Malaysia, Sepang
19 April China, Shanghai
26 April Bahrain, Sakhir
10 May Spain, Barcelona
24 May Monaco, Monte Carlo
07 June Turkey, Istanbul
21 June United Kingdom, Silverstone
12 July Germany, Nürburgring
26 July Hungaria, Hungaroring
23 August Europe, Circuit Urbain de Valence
30 August Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps
13 September Italy, Monza
27 September Singapore, Singapore
04 October Japan, Suzuka
18 October Brasil, Interlagos
01 November United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

More information on: http://www.ing-renaultf1.com