Who is the Motorsport Playbook for?

Teams, manufacturers, suppliers, circuits, championships, media, drivers, riders and their management. It covers the wider motorsport industry, not only the race car or the IT team.

What does it help us protect?

Sensitive data and valuable digital assets such as CAD, aero data, setups, firmware masters, known-good software, recovery images, contracts and evidence. It also examines access routes around race weekends, suppliers, remote engineering and factory systems.

Does Control replace our existing cyber security tools?

No. It adds deliberate control over whether defined pathways may exist. Existing detection and security tools retain their role; safety and operational routes that are genuinely needed must be preserved.

What are the two assessments?

One assessment identifies the sensitive data and valuable digital assets to protect. The other reviews network pathways, who can approve access and how quickly a route can be stopped in an emergency.

How long is the playbook?

The supplied 2026 playbook contains 28 pages across four parts. Allow approximately 20 minutes for an initial read, then use the assessments with your team.

Can we discuss it with Firevault?

Yes. Contact Mark to discuss the data or network-access assessment that best matches your programme.

Firevault Motorsport Playbook · 2026

Motorsport
2026 Playbook

Q: Do we need both Offline Secure Storage and Control by Firevault?

No. They are independent solutions. Offline Secure Storage protects stored data. Control by Firevault governs IT and OT network pathways. Choose either or both according to the assets and access routes that need attention.

Control the path. Protect the advantage.

A 28-page playbook for the motorsport industry on protecting sensitive data and valuable digital assets, and taking control of IT and OT networks.

28 pages

20 min read

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01Foreword

Written by the people who build the controls.

Motorsport runs on data. Protecting it is a strategic decision.

Mark Fermor · CTO, CMO & Founder, Firevault

David Bailey · Co-Founder & CEO, Firevault

The doctrine

Control the path. Protect the advantage.

Two independent choices: Offline Secure Storage protects valuable data; Control by Firevault governs IT and OT network pathways. Neither solution requires the other.

Data, software and connectivity win races, and they reach far beyond the car. This playbook is for everyone in the industry: teams, manufacturers, suppliers, circuits, championships, media and the people behind them.

It introduces two independent solutions: Offline Secure Storage® protects sensitive data and valuable digital assets, while Control by Firevault governs IT and OT network pathways. Neither solution requires the other.

02What is inside

4 parts. Written for the people who own the decision.

Each chapter opens with the decision it exists to help you make, and closes with the evidence you should expect back.

The motorsport ecosystem

The race car is only the visible edge. Map the wider programme and follow competitive information through design, testing, racing and retention.

The bigger picture and vehicle connectivity
The data lifecycle across the programme

Protect the asset

Identify the crown jewels: CAD and aero data, setup baselines, firmware masters, recovery images and evidence. Understand connected versus disconnected custody, controlled sessions and recovery under pressure.

Protect selected assets with Offline Secure Storage
Preserve known-good recovery assets, evidence and archives

Control the path

Apply purposeful connectivity to race-weekend networks, supplier access, factory and remote engineering, manufacturing and OT. Define which routes are needed and who can authorise or stop them.

Keep supplier and engineering access time-bound
Contain unnecessary routes while preserving required operations

Choose where to start

Choose data protection or network access control according to the need. Role-based starting points and two independent assessments turn the discussion into a defined next step.

Assess valuable data and network pathways separately
Name the owner, purpose and authority before starting

03Who it is for

Read it if you are accountable for the decision.

Teams, manufacturers and suppliers
Circuits, championships and race organisers
Engineering, IT and OT leaders
Media, drivers, riders and their management

Sectors we hear from

Motorsport teamsManufacturers and suppliersCircuits and championshipsMedia and commercial partners

04A look inside

Real pages from the playbook.

A short preview of what lands in your inbox.

Motorsport: 2026 Playbook preview, The bigger picture · page 6

The bigger picture · page 6 Full page in playbook

Motorsport: 2026 Playbook preview, Crown jewels · page 10

Crown jewels · page 10 Full page in playbook

Motorsport: 2026 Playbook preview, Race weekend · page 19

Race weekend · page 19 Full page in playbook

Motorsport: 2026 Playbook preview, Independent assessments · page 27

Independent assessments · page 27 Full page in playbook

05Frequently asked

Questions leaders ask before requesting.

Something else on your mind? Reply to any Firevault email or write to founders@fire-vault.com.

06More Firevault playbooks

Each playbook is written for the people who own the decision, practical, UK-grounded and free to request.

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