Artificial intelligence’s integration into Formula One and its 11 teams has been noticeable on —?and off — the track in the already highly tech-powered sport.

Eight new AI partnerships were signed in the past six months alone, according to research firm Ampere Analysis. Among them, nine-time constructors’ champion Atlassian Williams?is partnering with AI company Anthropic for its Claude model to support team operations and race strategy.

“It’s much more than a sticker on a car or ?a sticker in a billboard,” Williams’ Board Advisor Peter Kenyon said. “We see it as one of our differentiating points: how can ?this partner ?help us in that journey back to the top?”