Fans of Formula 1 have noticed some impressive, physics-defying camera transitions at the last couple of races, and social media is convinced it’s AI.

As the racing series rolls into Texas this weekend, the shot that has really got people talking was of four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen as he brought in his Red Bull for a pit stop at the Singapore Grand Prix a couple of weekends ago.

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A camera operator is filming Verstappen from the pit lane, but as the Dutchman pulls away, it appears the camera operator flies away with him as the picture seamlessly transitions from the pits to just above Verstappen’s cockpit.

A similar video of George Russell racing in Azerbaijan, where a camera at the side of the track joined his Mercedes, has apparently been wiped from the internet, presumably at the behest of F1, although PetaPixel watched it.

Matt Amys, a digital creator who explains how F1 works, says that the broadcast…