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The Travelling Factory

Formula 1 Global Logistics

Disruption exposure ModerateContemporarySport18 MIN READ

Formula 1 effectively dismantles and rebuilds a sophisticated engineering operation around the world throughout the season. Cars and critical equipment fly, duplicated garage systems travel by sea, European equipment moves by road and increasingly rail, while urgent parts can leave factories at the last moment. The logistics network must converge perfectly around one constraint that cannot be negotiated: the race does not move.

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