- I would say that Formula One
is a data-driven business.
We need to collect to perform
a lot of analysis.
And we need to be able
to perform this analysis
and to get the insight
as soon as possible.
We cannot test the car.
We need to design the car using computers
and running a lot, a lot of simulation.
From that simulation we need to understand
the performance of the car
and how to improve the
performance of the car.
We have another room like this in Sakura
where they can collect all the data
from the track on the engine,
and they can really provide
insight here in Faenza
or at the track.
So we have an opportunity
to work together,
to communicate, and to coordinate on that.
The Honda partnership is vital for us,
and it is really strategic.
The car is built around the engine.
For us, it's vital to
take all the competence
from Honda, and Honda take our needs
and try to produce the best possible car.
It is not important just the communication
itself, but it is important
how you communicate.
So Riedel provides a standard
that is very reliable.
In a mission-critical environment like Fomula One, that is really important.
It provides a way that simplifies
these kind of things.
So for a partner like Honda, it's quite
easy to integrate in
the same communication
of Toro Rosso, and it's
very easy to implement,
and to configure the system
in a way that you like.
For example, if you would like to speak
to a person at Honda,
who is looking for a specific part
of the engine.
So with just a simple configuration,
with a press of a button,
you can speak to the right person.
The races are won at the factory.
We develop the car throughout the season.
We have a production plan for that.
What happens is that on Thursday,
you start to perform a lot of briefings,
and you need to communicate again,
and to be coordinated with your partner,
so revising all the data in your planning,
deciding what to do.
How many runs, which kind of tires,
and what we need to
test for the next races.
Maybe some new parts.
Again, it’s very important 
not just to have the links the global link
but even to use the proper tools for that.
So the proper equipment.
So, it is vital to use the equipment
provided by Riedel, intercom and headsets
to communicate with all the partners.
During the race, we
have so many challenges.
There are a lot of
events that could happen.
Safety car, an incident, something related
to the weather, something related
to our competitors.
So it's very difficult.
The main challenge is
related to the strategy.
And the strategy comes from the team,
but even is a matter
of communication and collaboration.
Because each aspect can really say
something, and can really have an impact
on the strategy.
So we really like to
have this communication
system, using Riedel Networks
and the Riedel equipment,
Just to communicate in a very reliable and fast way, 
in order to take the decision in time.
This preparation is a challenge.
When we arrive at the track,
we just have an empty garage.
So we need to start with the cabling,
and having our infrastructure
and connecting everything.
- We have to set up our networks
a couple days in advance.
And to do that, we have a group
of people who come track-side.
And establish the connection,
our tunnel connection
between our engine partner,
and also with our headquarters
back in Faenza.
This enables us to have a very high speed
link, and also enables us the security,
and obviously the reliability,
which in Formula One
is absolutely crucial.
- We are here with the Riedel engineers,
that provide links, provided by Riedel Networks,
 there is a global fiber link,
with a very good quality of service,
and it is reliable, and provides
the right performance.
During the set up, we have the linking,
I would say on Wednesday,
 so we can start to communicate
and we perform the same checklist
here, in Faenza, in the Sakura operation room
and in Bicester.
Just to ensure that we
can really communicate
using the Riedel equipment, so the headset
and the intercom panel,
so we can really have the communication.
Here we have a real model of a car.
Very good for presentation,
because you can see the internals.
We have hundreds of sensors
on the car transmitting data,
and we need to speak to the driver,
so the guys, the crew, the engineers
and the pit guys that are looking
at the strategy, need to communicate.
So Riedel is providing communication
system in order to enable
this kind of communication
that needs to be reliable,
needs to be very clear.
Because the driver needs to understand
what to do, in some critical conditions.
So we have seconds to do that.
So it is very important to have a 100 % reliable car
and a 100% reliable communications system
- So furthermore with Riedel,
obviously we have cars running on track.
And to monitor the cars, and what's going on
with the car, we have a live telemetry.
This also is streamed on our secure network,
and through our tunnel.
This gives us the ability to look at real time data,
not only on the track but also in our headquarters, in Bicester and at our engine partners location. 
Comms, car, telemetry,
radio, it's all part
and parcel of Formula One, it's all part
and parcel of high speed communication.
And without it, and without support
of Riedel, it would be
a completely different
place what we are today.
- Riedel Networks is providing a very good
link, and a very good
equipment to communicate.
- The cooperation between Toro Rosso
and Honda, for Riedel, is based
on managed services, for radio, intercom,
and MPLS connection.
When we're talking about MPLS connection,
you can imagine a very
fast internet connection.
Which allows us to connect all the people
based in the factory, both in Sakura,
Bicester, and Faenza, in real time.
Today, Formula One has rules, which allow
only to have 65 people on track.
So it's very vital that communication
has to be fast, efficient and reliable.
This is why we’ve always been innovative 
in the sector, and
Riedel was the first one
to introduce MPLS
connection, back in 2007.
The MPLS connection is provided
by our sister company Riedel Networks,
which based in Butzbach, Germany.
This connection allows us to have
all the personnel involved in Formula One,
which is quite sophisticated
 in these days, in real time, listening
and speaking with the driver during the run
To give you an example, the up link
and down link connection between Suzuka
and Italy is about 272 milliseconds
in this case.
- In the future, the big role on that
will be played by additional intelligence
put over the communication.
We have a lot of humans speaking
over the network, over the headset
on the intercom panels, and you have
a lot of other data coming
from the car, telemetry data.
And that’s all together, so there is a massive,
a huge amount of data that you need to process.
The human brain is not the perfect tool 
to use in that case, and the idea
in the future, the vision that we share
with our partner that is Riedel,
is to have something
that is really helping
the engineer at the track taking
the proper decision in time.
And in order to do that, you need
to have a very good
integration and partnership.
So you have a system to
deliver communication,
and you have a system
to deliver intelligence
for your engineers.
And that can be used to really improve
the performance of the car
and maybe win the race.
