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SAP joins Mercedes F1 team as official partner from 2024
Mercedes has announced a new partnership with software company SAP for the Formula 1 team. SAP had previously been involved with McLaren in the past, and the new partnership will give Mercedes access to SAP’s innovations, allowing them to improve operational efficiency and forecast costs. Mercedes will use SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, as well as SAP Build and the SAP Business Technology Platform to integrate data and systems across the organization. The team believes that SAP’s expertise and services will be vital in enabling greater efficiencies within the team. SAP’s chief marketing officer highlighted the technologically innovative nature of F1 and the opportunity to showcase engineering excellence.