# McLaren Racing Signs Multi-Year NTT Partnership as Official F1 Team Partner From 2027

> McLaren Racing makes NTT an Official Partner of its Formula 1 team from the 2027 season, with AI security governance and a global engagement program.

- Published: 2026-11-05T04:02:44+00:00
- Section: Partnerships
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-05/mclaren-racing-ntt-official-partner
- Source: [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/2026/11/04/mighty-mclaren-creates-business-relationship-with-ntt-in-formula-1/)

## Key takeaways

- NTT becomes an Official Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team for the 2027 season and beyond.
- NTT will support McLaren's aim to become the most AI-fluent team on the grid, with AI security governance at its core.
- The 2026 IndyCar season was NTT's final year as a car sponsor for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team as the relationship moves into Formula 1.

McLaren Racing announced a multi-year partnership with NTT on November 4, making the global technology company an Official Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team for the 2027 season and beyond. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucemartin/2026/11/04/mighty-mclaren-creates-business-relationship-with-ntt-in-formula-1/) reported the agreement.

## What NTT Brings to McLaren's F1 Team

The partnership covers AI security governance, with NTT supporting the framework used to help regulate security risks from AI use. McLaren said the aim is to become the most AI-fluent team on the grid. NTT technology will also support McLaren on and off the track through an enhanced global engagement program that brings clients and fans closer to the partnership and Formula 1.

"We have a long-standing relationship with NTT and are excited to welcome them as an Official Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, to build on the success we've had to date," said McLaren CEO Zak Brown. "AI has enormous potential across our sport and our business, and NTT's expertise will support us in adopting new technologies in a responsible and secure way."

Akira Shimada, President and CEO of [NTT](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0009h5n/ntt-inc), said: "Since 2019, NTT has contributed to the growth of motorsport through its title sponsorship of the NTT IndyCar Series. This new partnership builds on that experience, and together with McLaren Racing, we will further accelerate NTT's global business." NTT remains title sponsor of the IndyCar Series, and the 2026 season was its final year as a car sponsor for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team as the relationship expands into Formula 1.

## McLaren's Technology Partnerships

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), McLaren extended and deepened its Cisco technology partnership in July 2026, evolving it from Webex communications into a cross-portfolio enterprise networking, security and AI-driven observability relationship using Splunk for predictive action in F1 operations. The same records list 203 Grand Prix wins, 13 Drivers' World Championships and 10 Constructors' World Championships for [McLaren Racing](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000mw/mclaren-racing).

## Earlier McLaren Partnership News

In October 2026, CityAM reported that Airwallex will renew its partnership with McLaren Formula 1, becoming the constructors' champions' AI finance partner. In July 2026, McLaren extended its long-standing technology partnership with Cisco, marking a shift toward AI-driven observability and predictive action in Formula 1 operations, according to akta.pro company records. McLaren also unveiled the McLaren Racing Center in Indianapolis on February 4, 2026, nearly tripling Arrow McLaren IndyCar's operational footprint in North America, the same records show.

## Companies in this story

- [McLaren Racing company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000mw/mclaren-racing) · website: https://www.mclaren.com/racing
- [NTT, Inc. company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0009h5n/ntt-inc) · website: https://group.ntt

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