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F1: Beyond The Grid

Liam Lawson's racing line, how Ferrari found Ollie Bearman + Oscar Piastri's F2 preparation - The Best of F1 Explains 2024

F1: Beyond The Grid

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Leisure, Sports, Technology, Automotive

4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

What really happens on the grid before a race? How do Formula 1 teams scout their future stars? How are drivers coached to go faster?  In 2024, F1 Explains answered these questions and many more sent in by F1 fans from all over the world.

F1 Explains takes your questions and finds the experts to answer them. In this special episode, presenters Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne have picked the most fascinating moments from the podcast's second season:

  • Liam Lawson on how drivers find the racing line
  • Ollie Bearman reveals Ferrari's young driver scouting camps
  • Oscar Piastri on how F2 prepared him to win in F1
  • Jack Doohan explains braking at 200mph
  • Bernie Collins' guide to the F1 pit lane
  • Planning the F1 calendar
  • How performance engineers coach drivers to go faster
  • What happens on the grid in the minutes before the race start
Listen to previous episodes of F1 Explains here

Whether you're a new F1 fan or a long-time follower, there's always something more to learn. If you have a question you'd like F1 Explains to answer, send it as an email or a voice note to [email protected]

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to F1 Explains.

0:07.0

This is the official podcast where you send us your F1 questions and we get you expert answers.

0:14.0

Hi, F1 explains.

0:16.0

It's Bridget from New York.

0:17.0

I would love an explainer on Downforce.

0:20.0

Hi, Katie and Christian. It's Dara here from Ireland. I've been an F1 fan for a couple of years now.

0:25.6

But one thing I've constantly struggled with getting my head around is the upgrades to cars.

0:32.6

Hi, Christian and Katie. It's Bella from Melbourne, Australia. My question is about how strategies come up with the strategies.

0:40.0

Hi, it's Kelly here from Birmingham in the UK.

0:42.7

I'm interested in how Formula One team stay fit, healthy and ready to race.

0:47.4

Hi, this is Christina from Doyles, Pennsylvania.

0:50.7

I got a question about race engineers.

0:52.8

Thanks. Love the podcast.

0:55.2

F1 rules.

1:04.3

And those are just some of the listeners whose questions we've answered this year. If you're one of them, thank you for being part of the show. If you've been listening since the start, we love you.

1:09.0

If this is your first time you've heard us, you're

1:11.9

very welcome. Hello there. I'm Christian Hugel in the UK and over there in the USA's Katie

1:18.1

Osborne. Myself and Katie have travelled the world making this podcast this year and you can tell

1:24.2

it's the end of the season because guess who's been on a cheeky little holiday

1:28.0

haven't we, Katie Osborne? You know what? It's about, it's about dang time to go on a little

1:33.1

holiday. It's so funny, Christian. Yes, I just came back from Hawaii. She caught a red eye yesterday.

1:37.8

A red eye is a plane, right? A red eye is the overnight, the overnight plane ride from one location to the next where you kind of transfer and you lose hours and you have no contact.

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