F1 EXPLAINS: How F1 drivers are coached to perfection by their Performance Engineers

Precision at 200 miles per hour. Millimetre-perfect steering, millisecond-perfect braking and acceleration. That’s what it takes to race in Formula 1. Performance Engineers help the 20 fastest drivers in the world to be their very best.

In the latest episode of F1 Explains, McLaren’s Tom Stallard, a former Performance Engineer, tells podcast presenters Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne about the incredible work these engineers do with F1 drivers.

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Plus, Tom explains the teamwork among Performance Engineers, Strategists and Race Engineers (the role he currently carries out with Oscar Piastri), including how they have to communicate efficiently to get the best result in every qualifying session and race.

To listen to the full episode, hit go on the audio player above – or click here to listen on your preferred podcasting platform.

The weekly F1 Explains podcast puts listener questions to F1 experts and insiders. Alina in London and Christina from Pennsylvania had their questions answered on this episode. You can email your questions for the team to F1Explains@F1.com.

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You can listen to previous episodes about how the F1 calendar is planned, how F1 helmets are designed, how F1 brakes work and many more topics by searching for F1 Explains on your podcast app.