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-  Bridge esports instincts with engineering intelligence in Hexagon's new telemetry-based skills challenge

-  Test your speed, strategy and logic in real-time scenarios inspired by racing and advanced manufacturing

-  Co-developed with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing and MENSA to spotlight skills powering engineering and digital manufacturing

LONDON, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has teamed up with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing to launch Telemetry Tested: The Hexagon x Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Future Skills Challenge – an interactive quiz that fuses esports performance with real-world engineering instincts.

Designed to highlight the high-performance mindset that fuels both elite sim racing and advanced manufacturing, the challenge puts participants through a series of rapid-fire, data-driven scenarios where telemetry meets engineering and manufacturing related problem-solving. This isn't just about setting a fast time – it's about decoding performance data and solving each challenge with smart thinking and rapid precision.

From esports to engineering: unlocking a new talent pool

Hexagon is using the challenge to highlight the shared skills between sim racers and next-generation manufacturing engineers. In both environments, success hinges on the ability to interpret vast datasets, make fast decisions under pressure, and collaborate across disciplines, whether that's on the virtual track or in the race to bring sustainable, high-performance products to market. 

"Today's engineers don't just need technical knowledge – they need the ability to make fast, confident decisions based on data, collaborate across functions, and embrace new technologies," said Andreas Werner, Chief Technology Officer, Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division. "By partnering with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, we're tapping into a generation that already understands speed, precision, simulation and performance, and showing how those same instincts apply in the world of digital engineering and smart manufacturing."

The quiz scenarios have been developed with input from MENSA, the high-IQ society known for testing problem-solving and logical reasoning skills. Questions range from interpreting race telemetry to logic puzzles and time-critical challenges. The goal? To spotlight the evolving demands of modern engineering – where success is defined by cognitive flexibility, and the ability to understand complex systems and apply digital insight in real time.

Redefining future skills in engineering

From F1 to aerospace, digital twins, AI, and simulation technologies are reshaping how products are designed, built, and optimised. Engineers today must interpret simulations, balance trade-offs, and solve design challenges in real time – all while working across disciplines and geographies.

"Manufacturing is transforming, and we need a new wave of talent ready to meet that challenge," said Renée Rädler, Executive Vice President Global HR at Hexagon. "It's no longer about choosing between practical skills and digital know-how – the future belongs to those who can combine both. That's why this challenge doesn't just test knowledge, it celebrates the mindset: curious, agile, and comfortable with complexity."

Bringing talent from virtual to real-world racing

Hexagon and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing believe the future of performance engineering is built on shared instincts between drivers and engineers, between esports and the factory floor. As simulation and real-world manufacturing become more tightly intertwined, this challenge aims to identify and inspire a new generation of talent capable of excelling in both.

"At Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, we know that elite performance isn't just about speed – it's about precision, strategy and the ability to understand and adapt to data in real time," explained Joe Soltysik, Head of Esports at Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Technology. "That's exactly what this skills challenge is all about. It's exciting to see sim racers and young engineers tested not just on the track, but the way they think as digital athletes. It gives young talent a real taste of what it takes to succeed in both racing and engineering – two worlds that are increasingly connected through technology and precision."

Telemetry Tested: The Hexagon Future Skills Challenge is open now to aspiring engineers, students, sim racers, manufacturing and engineering professionals and curious competitors worldwide.

To take part or read the competition terms and conditions, go to:

https://www.redbullsimracing.com/int-en/the-hexagon-future-skills-challenge

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:  

Sarah Walton, Global PR Manager, Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division

+44(0) 7586 446424, sarah.walton@hexagon.com  

Global press office: media.mi@hexagon.com 

About Hexagon:

Hexagon is the global leader in measurement technologies. We provide the confidence that vital industries rely on to build, navigate, and innovate. From microns to Mars, our solutions ensure productivity, quality, and sustainability in everything from manufacturing and construction to mining and autonomous systems.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,800 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com.

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Hexagon's digital reality technologies drive maximum performance for Oracle Red Bull Racing, ready for 2026 rule changes

LONDON, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexagon has announced a multi-year renewal of its long-established innovation partnership with one of the most successful Formula 1 teams in history, Oracle Red Bull Racing.

• Hexagon's digital reality technologies enable over 20,000 car design changes each season, ensuring precision and speed for winning performance
• As the exclusive metrology partner, Hexagon embeds quality at Formula 1 speed, helping Oracle Red Bull Racing stay ahead amid evolving regulations
• Multi-year renewal strengthens the 18-year innovation partnership between the two brands, driving shared innovation and success across the Red Bull Technology Campus and every F1 race worldwide.

For 18 years, Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division has been a trusted partner to Oracle Red Bull Racing. It delivers cutting-edge 3D laser scanning and digitalisation solutions that have enabled the racing team to climb to and remain at the pinnacle of the most technologically advanced and complex sport. This renewed partnership will see a history of shared innovation, business support and success continue between the two companies, following Max Verstappen's fourth successive World Drivers Championship title in 2024.

Demonstrating further commitment to the Team, Hexagon will expand their partnership through Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing, inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals with a focus on the engineering sector and bridging the gap between sim racing and F1.

Hexagon branding will feature on the lower sidepod of the RB21, signifying their longstanding contribution to the operation of the car. Further branding will feature across Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing liveries for the F1 Sim Racing World Championship and Porsche Esports Supercup, as well as at the Team's home in the Red Bull Racing Erena.

The partnership is crucial ahead of the 2026 season as new sporting regulations come into effect that require all cars to be completely redesigned. This will welcome a new era of more "agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable" racing, as described by the sport's governing body, the FIA. Hexagon's advanced digitization technology will ensure Oracle Red Bull Racing continue to spearhead innovation, finding the limit of the sport's new regulations to extract maximum performance.

With thousands of design changes each season, Hexagon has enabled the team to achieve the highest levels of speed and agility by seamlessly integrating quality inspection and digitalisation into its engineering processes. The accuracy of these technologies ensures the extreme levels of precision and quality required at the first attempt, delivering unmatched productivity. The speed at which it captures data also ensures Oracle Red Bull Racing maintains its competitive edge both on and off the track, providing the trusted insights needed for rapid design development.

With eight of the 10 teams, including Oracle Red Bull Racing, making driver changes in the off season, 2025 promises to be a fiercely competitive season decided by the smallest of margins. To maximise performance, Hexagon's 3D laser scanning technology and trackside support will provide crucial support in refining aerodynamics, ensuring precision setups that propel the team to the front of the grid each race. Hexagon's history-making contributions to the team will be celebrated by the appearance of its logo on the car throughout the 2025 season, starting with the opening race in Melbourne.

Christian Horner, Team Principal and Oracle Red Bull Racing's CEO, said: "Hexagon has played a vital role in the success we've achieved over a long period as a valued partner to the team. Our technology partners are a crucial element for us and we're very selective about who we work with. Hexagon will ensure our competitiveness for years to come."

Josh Weiss, president of Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division, commented: "At Hexagon, we're honoured to continue our partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, where our advanced measurement technologies play a key role in driving on-track success. Sharing a legacy of entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and excellence, we're excited to face the challenges of the upcoming season and embrace an even greener, more exhilarating era in 2026 and beyond."

The Oracle Red Bull Racing team has reduced faults by 50% over the past two years. Measurements from Hexagon's ultra-fast scanning technologies guarantee every component is manufactured to the required accuracy as the car is reassembled for each race to the quality required and within the FIA regulations, including the cap on team expenditure that leaves little room for mistakes.

The 2025 car was revealed at the F1 75 Live event at London's O2 arena on 18^th February, with Hexagon proudly featured as an Innovation partner, representing the growing collaboration of the two technology innovators.

Learn more about Hexagon and Oracle Red Bull Racing https://hexagon.com/resources/customer-success-stories/oracle-red-bull-racing-shaping-victory  

Media contacts:

Robin Wolstenholme

Global Media Relations and Analyst Relations Manager

Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence Division

Phone: +44(0)7407 642190

e-mail: robin.wolstenholme@hexagon.com

Global press office: media.mi@hexagon.com

About Hexagon 

Hexagon is the global leader in precision technologies at any scale. Our digital twins, robotics and AI solutions are transforming the industries that shape our reality.   

Our technologies are shaping production and people related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future. Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that use data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter. For more information, visit hexagon.com/mi.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,500 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB. 

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