F1 Explains: Cadillac's solid start - with Graeme Lowdon

About this episode

Graeme Lowdon discusses Cadillac's performance in F1 and answers listener questions about team operations.

Cadillac have made a solid start in F1. The challenge now is to make their car faster. With a long break before the Miami Grand Prix, there's time for hard work at the factory... and for Team Principal Graeme Lowdon to answer your F1 questions. How do Formula 1 teams get all their kit to Grands Prix? What’s the difference between Reserve, Test and Development drivers? And how do team members working at the team's bases in the US and UK during race weekends help the team at the track? Graeme also gives his assessment of Cadillac’s first three races in F1 and tells Christian Hewgill what the team are working on during the April break. Listen to more official F1 podcasts F1 Beyond The Grid - in-depth interviews with F1's biggest names F1 Nation - expert views on the latest F1 news

People in this episode

Host: Christian Hewgill

Guest: Graeme Lowdon

Topics covered

• Cadillac in F1
• Formula 1 challenges
• team dynamics
• race preparation
• driver roles

Keywords

• Cadillac
• F1
• Graeme Lowdon
• Miami Grand Prix
• Formula 1
• team dynamics
• drivers

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Organizations: Cadillac

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