What makes a good 'technical' driver?

About this episode

Edd Straw and Gary Anderson discuss the characteristics of a good technical driver and various F1 topics.

On this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and Gary Anderson discuss what it really means when certain drivers are described as having 'good technical knowledge' or 'excellent feedback'. Before that, Gary shares his thoughts on a range of topics, including his latest thinking on improving overtaking in F1, Mercedes' potential pace in Las Vegas, and how he would have taken Ferrari chairman John Elkan's recent 'talk less' comments if he was an engineer at the team. The episode concludes with our regular questions section, where Gary answers questions on flags, F1's future, and the loss of the MGU-H. Got a tech question for Gary? Send it to podcasts@the-race.com Want bonus episodes and ad-free listening? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today - we even have an 'F1-only' tier! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Edd Straw

Guest: Gary Anderson

Topics covered

• technical drivers
• F1 overtaking
• Mercedes pace
• Ferrari comments
• F1 future
• MGU-H

Keywords

• technical knowledge
• driver feedback
• F1
• overtaking
• Mercedes
• Ferrari
• MGU-H

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercedes, Ferrari, The Race Media Ltd

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