Accuracy to 200 miles per hour. Millimeter-perfect steering, perfect braking and acceleration in milliseconds. That’s what it takes to compete in Formula 1. Performance engineers help the 20 fastest drivers in the world perform at their best.
In the last episode of F1 explainsMcLaren’s Tom Stallard, a former performance engineer, tells podcast hosts Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne about the incredible work these engineers do with F1 drivers.
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Additionally, Tom explains the teamwork between performance engineers, strategists and race engineers (the role he currently plays with Oscar Piastri), including how they must communicate efficiently to get the best result in each qualifying and race session.