WALLDORF, Germany, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP)
today announced that the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team is using
the SAP HANA® platform and the SAP® Sports
One solution to prepare for season six of the ABB FIA Formula E
Championship. The Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team will make its
debut at the first race of the season in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2019.
"Ever since SAP became our official business performance partner
in May 2018, our collaboration has
proven to be an exciting opportunity for both brands to explore
together and jointly develop innovative technologies," said
Ian James, team principal,
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team. "With the start of season six of
the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, we are thrilled to put this
technology into practice."
Implementation of SAP S/4HANA® Across the Team
SAP and the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team use SAP S/4HANA® to
develop customer-specific technology solutions that help the team
analyze large volumes of data and monitor overall business
performance. With the complexities, technology and number of parts
required to build a Formula E car, SAP is enabling the team to
increase efficiencies comprehensively, from product procurement and
supplier evaluation to performance monitoring. In racing,
everything is set against the clock. The business and operational
side of racing is no different, with delivery dates and supply
cycles of paramount importance to ensure the team is optimally
prepared when it takes to the track at each race.
Optimizing Team Performance with SAP Sports One
The development and implementation of SAP Sports One is another
key product of the partnership between SAP and the Mercedes-Benz EQ
Formula E team. SAP Sports One helps clubs and organizations
digitalize sports performance management by coordinating all
administrative, training and team management as well as talent
development and medical processes.
In a sport like Formula E, where winning can depend on a tenth
of a second, optimizing every aspect of team performance –
including human performance – is essential. Traveling around the
globe and racing at speeds of 175 mph is tough on the mechanics,
engineers, data analysts and drivers, all of whom must remain
perfectly focused. The SAP Sports One solution helps them monitor,
understand and act on human performance data input through wearable
technology, including fitness trackers, that collect an array of
biometric data displayed on an easy-to-read dashboard. This
customer-specific solution gives the team greater visibility into
drivers' health, analyzing sleep deprivation, determining jet lag,
and measuring hydration levels, to help ensure the team operates at
the highest possible level.
A Future-Oriented Technology Partnership
SAP's involvement with the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team is a
combination of conventional marketing and technological
partnership. SAP provides access to its innovative technologies,
and its brand is featured on the vehicles and drivers'
clothing.
"SAP is excited about the debut of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula
E team, and we are proud to be an integral part of the team as its
Official Business Performance Partner," said Michael Kleinemeier,
Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, SAP Digital Business
Services. "Mercedes-Benz and SAP have been trusted business
partners for many years, with both companies fueled by a philosophy
of driving innovation and advancing technology. Our collaboration
with the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team is now taking this
partnership to a new level."
Looking forward, SAP and the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team
will evaluate further technology use from the perspective of
customer experience and experience management business. As a
brand-new team with a start-up mentality, the Mercedes-Benz EQ
Formula E team benefits from the exciting opportunities SAP offers
as it attends to growing its fan base. As part of the partnership,
SAP will work with the team to understand its fan base better,
including fans' interests, desires and experience.
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About the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
Motorsport has been a core element of Mercedes-Benz for 125
years. The first vehicle to bear the Mercedes-Benz name was a
racing car. At the start of the sixth season of the ABB FIA Formula
E Championship, Mercedes-Benz is beginning a new chapter in its
long and successful motorsport history: two fully electric racing
cars from the new Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team will race for the
first time. The electric racing series is the ideal platform to
demonstrate the performance of the Mercedes-Benz EQ battery-powered
electric vehicles, offering a completely new kind of experience,
which combines racing with a unique event character.
The Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E team benefits from the brand's
many years of experience in motorsport and its technical know-how
throughout the entire Mercedes-Benz Motorsport-Family. By competing
in the two racing series – Formula 1 and Formula E – in parallel,
Mercedes aims to transfer the lessons from both to its road vehicle
development. The two platforms combined will constitute a major
technology driver for the entire Mercedes-Benz family and help to
shape the future of the automobile.
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