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F1 Explains

Formula 1

Sports

Leisure

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 102

Your questions about Formula 1, answered by the experts. Katie Osborne and Christian Hewgill explain F1 with drivers, engineers and more of the amazing people behind-the-scenes. Send your questions, voice notes and messages to F1Explains@F1.com An official F1 podcast. For in-depth interviews with F1's biggest stars, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid. For race reviews and previews, listen to F1 Nation.

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20/07/2025
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Coaching F1 drivers - Performance Engineers with McLaren's Tom Stallard

Thursday, September 26, 2024 • Duration 35:38

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.

McLaren's Tom Stallard, a former Performance Engineer, tells Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne about the incredible work these engineers do with Formula 1 drivers. It's a mix of studying data, finding improvements, and coaching drivers to go faster on-track.

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

For more from Tom Stallard, follow F1 Beyond The Grid for an in-depth interview coming soon.

F1 EXPLAINS LIVE - AT THE FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2024
Saturday October 19th, 1815 (after F1 qualifying)
Circuit of the Americas, Amphitheatre stage near the F1 Fanzone
Join Christian, Katie and special guests for a live show - with your chance to put a question to an F1 expert
Email F1Explains@F1.com to get involved

Send your questions to F1Explains@F1.com and we'll answer them in a future episode

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

For in-depth interviews with F1's biggest stars, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid
For race previews and reviews from inside the F1 paddock, listen to F1 Nation

Be there when the 2024 Formula 1 World Champion is crowned: Tickets for the US Grand Prix in Texas, the Las Vegas Grand Prix and F1 ACADEMY weekends in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are available now at tickets.formula1.com

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Teammates, rivals, sisters: F1 ACADEMY drivers Hamda + Amna Al Qubaisi answer your questions

Thursday, September 19, 2024 • Duration 22:17

16 drivers in identical cars, racing wheel-to-wheel on Grand Prix weekends. F1 ACADEMY, the game-changing racing series for female drivers, returns at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.

Hamda and Amna Al Qubaisi are F1 ACADEMY race-winners, teammates and sisters. They answer your questions on staying calm under pressure, racing in different junior categories and how they recover after a race.

They tell Christian Hewgill how F1 ACADEMY has changed their careers, and the support they get from Formula 1 teams and drivers through the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans and Visa CashApp Academy Programmes. Plus, the story of when the sisters clashed on-track and in the stewards’ room, post-race.

You can watch F1 ACADEMY action on the series YouTube channel or F1TV

Get the latest on the season on f1academy.com or by following F1 ACADEMY on Instagram

Next up: listen to our episode with F1 ACADEMY boss Susie Wolff and driver Lia Block

Send your questions to F1Explains@F1.com and we'll answer them in a future episode

Listen to more official F1 podcasts

For in-depth interviews with F1's biggest stars, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid

Tickets for the US Grand Prix in Texas, the Las Vegas Grand Prix and F1 ACADEMY weekends in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are

How F1 lap times are recorded

Thursday, July 4, 2024 • Duration 31:22

In F1, every thousandth of a second is crucial. Drivers' performances are often separated by less than the blink of an eye, so how are F1 cars timed so accurately?

To find out, Christian and Katie speak to James Clarke, a highly-trained F1 timekeeper. James explains the technology on cars and at circuits which make the timing system work, how lap times and race positions are accurately recorded, and what happens if two drivers set identical times.

Get your question answered by an F1 expert
Record a voice note, write an email and send it to F1Explains@F1.com

Find the answer in our previous episodes

What F1 drivers eat - with Oscar Piastri's nutritionist, Dr Dan Martin
How F1 helmets are made - with Bell Racing
Ask a Formula 1 Driver – Liam Lawson answers your questions
Inside the FIA Safety Car - with driver, Bernd Mayländer
How F1 video games are so realistic - with EA SPORTS F124
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