Willpower Performance Collective

The Willpower Performance Collective (WPC) is a groundbreaking initiative supported by the Department of Defense (DoD) and key commercial partners, focused on leveraging high-performance technologies from industries like Formula 1 (F1) to enhance defense applications. WPC seeks to unlock up to $300M in R&D funding for participating teams and their affiliated technology partners over the next three years.

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We are currently seeking an anchor F1 team to collaborate as a research partner 🏎️

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Overview - Willpower Performance Collective (1).pdf

Current Defense Funding Partners:

DIU

NASA

DARPA

AFWERX

AFRL

U.S Army

State of Texas

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Evaluation Timeline for F1 Team Selection

• F1 Team Participation Evaluation: Oct 11th - Dec 2nd 2024
• In-Person Meeting (Las Vegas F1): Oct 28th - Nov 24th 2024
• F1 Team Selected: By Dec 2nd 2024
• Contract Finalization & MOU Signed: Dec 2nd, 2024 - Jan 15th 2025
• Funding Initiated to F1 Team: Jan 15th 2025
• Engagement Execution: Jan 15th - Dec 15th, 2025 </aside>

Current F1 Teams Being Evaluated:

HAAS F1 Team

McLaren F1 Team

Williams Racing

Alpine F1 Team

🏎️ What is Required from an F1 Team?

1. Executive Alignment:

   To move forward, we require senior executives from the chosen F1 Team to be fully aligned with WPC's mission and committed to participating in this strategic partnership.

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   Requirement: An in-person leadership meeting is essential to ensure mutual goals are clearly understood - During Formula 1 Las Vegas through November 20-24th

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2. Initial Conversations with Technical Teams:

   Initial technical discussions are necessary to identify areas of interest and potential crossover between F1 Team’s expertise and defense R&D requirements.

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   Requirement: Preliminary meetings with technical and commercial stakeholders during evaluation phase

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3. Technical Engineering Resources:

   The chosen F1 Team would need to provide 1-3 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) engineers to participate in our Bootcamp and Discovery Workshops (Funded by WPC) These workshops will take place over a 2-4 month timeline and are focused on identifying problem sets that WPC will propose for funding and development.

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   Problem Set Identification & Tranche Development:

   • During the bootcamp, [F1 Team]’s technical team will help define problem sets for the first Tranche (set of R&D challenges).
   • Each Tranche will focus on key technology development areas, and once finalized, will be submitted for funding to government agencies (DoD, DIU, etc.).
   • The funded Tranche will be assigned to “Performers” (technology partners or commercial entities) for a 12-18 month Period of Performance (PoP) </aside>

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   Immediate Requirement [Bootcamp]: 1-3 FTE Engineering resources during the “Bootcamp & Discovery Phase” (funded by WPC) to support problem set development for each Tranche

   Example Timeline: Tranche 1 - Discovery Phase: Feb - May 2025 (est.20-40 hours) Tranche 2 - Discovery Phase: July - Oct 2025 (est. 20- 40 hours)

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   Future Requirement [Tranche]: Prepare to commit 1-3 FTE Engineering Resources over 3 years (Funded by WPC) to support each Tranche (12-18months). The scope of each Tranche will be determined following the Bootcamp and Discovery Workshop

   Example Timeline: Tranche 1 - Period of Performance: June 2025 - Nov 2026 Tranche 2 - Period of Performance: Nov 2025 - April 2027

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4. Culminating Events [2x per Year]:

The Willpower Performance Collective will meet 2x year at AUSTIN GP (October) & MIAMI GP (May) with key stakeholders, including defense funding authorities, to align on WPC initiatives, tranches and future investments.

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Requirement: Commitment from leaders within WPC to meet in-person 2x year in Austin (October) and Miami (May)

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