McLaren turns 1.5 TB race data into competitive edge

McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team has implemented a unified Dell storage platform (Dell PowerStore and PowerScale, delivered via Dell AI Factory and consumed through Dell APEX) to process ~1.5 TB of race-weekend data and support live operations, simulation and AI/analytics.

• Implementation details: McLaren uses Dell PowerStore for latency-sensitive, performance-critical workloads and Dell PowerScale for high-speed access to large unstructured datasets (telemetry archives, high-resolution video, historical datasets); the platform is consumed on demand via Dell APEX Infrastructure Services and paired with Dell PowerEdge servers. Data volume: ~1.5 terabytes per race weekend.
• Context and announcement type: This is an announcement describing McLaren’s use of Dell’s AI-ready storage foundation and the extended relationship with Dell; the article ties the deployment to the Dell AI Factory offering and highlights continuous online access to historical telemetry rather than cold archive storage.