F1 Explains: Race Engineers - with Haas F1 Team's Laura Müller

F1 Explains: Race Engineers - with Haas F1 Team's Laura Müller

From F1 Nation by Formula 1

May 7, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

Laura Müller discusses the role of race engineers in F1, their communication with drivers, and the evolving nature of their job.

Why do they say 'box, box, box', not 'pit, pit, pit'? What makes them fume on the radio? How has their job changed in 2026? F1 Race Engineers are the voice in the driver's ear, passing on information, listening to feedback, working together to get the best result possible. Laura Müller, Race Engineer for Esteban Ocon at Haas, joins Christian Hewgill to laugh a lot and also to answer your questions on F1 car set-up, how teams know how fast their rivals are, how she became a race engineer and why a Safety Car can make her very happy or very annoyed... F1 Explains is here to answer your F1 questions Send them to F1Explains@F1.com Listen to more Official F1 Podcasts In-depth conversations with big F1 names (including Laura) on F1 Beyond The Grid Expert opinion every race weekend on F1 Nation - find the latest episode here on this podcast feed This November, F1 takes over Las Vegas The Las Vegas Grand Prix returns November 19 - 21, 2026 — and tickets are on sale now! Be there for the fastest weekend of the year. Click here for tickets

People in this episode

Host: Christian Hewgill

Guest: Laura Müller

Topics covered

  • Race Engineers
  • F1 Communication
  • Car Set-up
  • Team Strategy
  • Safety Car
  • F1 Careers

Keywords

  • F1
  • Race Engineer
  • Haas F1 Team
  • Esteban Ocon
  • Safety Car
  • Car Set-up
  • Team Strategy
  • Communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haas F1 Team

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