The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile has formally opened a new Remote Operations Centre at Formula 1’s Media and Technology Centre in Biggin Hill, United Kingdom.
Built in collaboration with Formula 1, the facility provides remote support to FIA Race Control and the stewards during Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 race weekends. The FIA describes the project as a multi-million-pound investment in technology, infrastructure and personnel, but has not published an exact budget, construction cost, ownership arrangement or supplier list.
The centre has been fully operational since the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix and can accommodate up to 16 staff during a race weekend. Analysts process information from more than 140 audio and video feeds alongside car-positioning telemetry and team radio communications, according to the governing body.
Its stated role is to identify and assess incidents that may require attention from trackside officials. Examples given by the FIA include jump starts, incorrect grid positions, track-limits cases, pit-lane offences and compliance with stop-and-go penalties. The centre is a support and review resource: the release does not say that it replaces Race Control or transfers final stewarding decisions to an automated system.
The technology scope includes AI-assisted shape recognition, computer vision and automated tagging of radio messages. The FIA says these tools help staff flag potential incidents and conduct post-event reviews. It has not disclosed the software vendors, model architecture, data-retention rules, accuracy rates, false-positive performance or the process used to audit automated recommendations.
The centre also supports the FIA High Performance Programme for Officials, which is intended to develop stewards and race directors for world-championship roles. This gives the facility a training function alongside its live operational work.
The opening is a substantive facility and race-operations development rather than a rule change. Claims about improved speed, accuracy and consistency come from the FIA; the announcement does not include independently verified before-and-after measures.
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