Formula 1’s Data Explosion: The Petabyte Race Weekend Is Not Far Off

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/05/23/formula-1s-data-explosion-the-petabyte-race-weekend-is-not-far-off/
Imagine streaming 130 million songs in a single weekend. Or binge-watching 162,500 hours of 4K Netflix. Or reading the entire Library of Congress, 32 times over, in just three days. That’s basically the equivalent of how much data Formula 1 moves every single race weekend. Two years ago, Formula 1 streamed roughly 500 terabytes of