HANNAH SCHMITZ Commands F1 Strategy at Red Bull, Breaking Barriers on Pit Wall

April 29, 2022

• HANNAH SCHMITZ serves as principal strategy engineer for Oracle Red Bull Racing, making split-second decisions on tire strategy, pit stops, and driver coordination that can determine race outcomes. Her Cambridge engineering background led her from a 2009 internship to becoming the strategic mastermind behind Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez’s championship campaigns.
• SCHMITZ’s strategic brilliance shone at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix when her gutsy call to pit Verstappen for a third time—surrendering the lead temporarily—paid off with fresh tires that secured victory. She joined Verstappen on the podium to collect the Constructors trophy, a career highlight that showcased her direct impact on race results.
• As one of the few women in high-ranking F1 roles, SCHMITZ champions diversity while revolutionizing strategy through Monte Carlo simulations on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Her team increased simulation capacity by 25%, allowing them to model billions of race scenarios and variables that give Red Bull their competitive edge in the data-driven world of modern Formula One.

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