Ultrahuman partners with More than Equal to close the gender data gap in motorsport

Ultrahuman, the global leader in health technology that was named one of TIME’s Healthtech Companies 2026, has partnered with More than Equal – the world’s first Driver Development Programme built exclusively for young female racers. 

More than Equal was co-founded by 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard and Karel Komárek to find and develop the first female Formula 1 world champion. Drivers and coaches of the More than Equal Driver Development Programme now wear the Ultrahuman Ring for advanced performance and recovery tracking.

More than Equal aims to bridge the gender divide and support the first woman to race in Formula 1 in 50 years. But according to More than Equal’s research, female drivers only make up 10% of the population, and understanding their biometrics is even less commonplace. Ultrahuman is aiming to level those drivers up and close the gender data gap.

The scale of that gap is well-documented. A review of 669 sports-science studies published between 2017 and 2021 found that 71% looked only at male athletes, and just 9% looked only at female athletes. Teenage girls are among the least-studied athletes of all.

What it measures, and what it means in the car

A stint in the car means sustained high heart rate in a hot cockpit, under heavy braking and cornering loads, with no let-up in concentration. What’s more, intense travel can also severely disrupt sleep. For the athletes behind the wheel, being under-recovered can have a performance cost.

Sleep is the ultimate training and recovery power-up, and the Ultrahuman Ring tracks sleep duration and quality to offer insights into how rested athletes are, even as they cross time zones.

It also tracks recovery by analysing heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), skin temperature, and movement day and night, and turns it into a Recovery Score each morning. 

Every reading is judged against each driver's personal baseline rather than a population average, which matters for young female athletes who are barely represented in the averages most sports data relies on. 

Across a season, drivers and coaches can plan training, travel and test weeks around how each driver is actually recovering.

In 2026 alone, More than Equal drivers have taken part in Formula 4 tests, simulator training and physical profiling, alongside individualised coaching and performance support throughout their racing seasons, with many making the transition from international karting to Formula 4 for the first time in their careers.

Closing the gender data gap

Much of what sport knows about training and recovery was learned from men, then applied to women. More than Equal is already working to change that through its partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University's Institute of Sport, which studies the physiological and hormonal factors specific to female drivers.

Ultrahuman adds a continuous tracking layer and feedback loop on how young female drivers sleep, train, and recover across a full season. The aim is to help drivers understand their own bodies from the start of their careers.

"Female drivers in motorsport are underrepresented, and understanding their biometrics is even less commonplace. More than Equal is building the pathway to the first female Formula 1 world champion. We want to help level those drivers up and close the gender data gap, so they understand how their bodies train, sleep and recover from the start of their careers," said Mohit Kumar, Founder and CEO of Ultrahuman. 

Dr. Fran Longstaff, Chief Innovation Officer at More than Equal, said: “Understanding how each driver responds to the demands of training, travel and competition is central to providing individualised support. Our partnership with Ultrahuman gives us a more consistent picture of their sleep and recovery, helping our performance team make informed decisions alongside the drivers’ own feedback. It also helps our drivers understand their bodies and build habits that will support them as they progress through motorsport.”