Driver61 Podcast

Scott Mansell from Driver61 talks to incredible guests from the world of F1, motorsport, racing engineering and business.

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How Benetton Cheated in the 1994 F1 Season | Willem Toet, F1 and Aerodynamics Specialist

This podcast is a conversation with Willem Toet, Head of Aerodynamics at the Benetton team in 1994. I wanted to talk with Willem to understand exactly what was going on in the team at the time, whether the allegations of cheating with traction control and launch control were true, and what was really going on underneath Benetton’s engine cover.

Sep 05, 2024•48 min

When F1 Ran At Le Mans | Dominic Hale, Alpine

This podcast is a conversation with Dominic Hale, project lead at Alpine, where we talk about Fernando Alonso driving a Formula One car at Le Mans in 2021. I wanted to know if Fernando Alonso was really pushing, how they adapted the car for such an unusually long and fast circuit, and what was the lap time—would it be quicker than LMP1s or Hypercars? The team also shared the lap time data with me - and it’s fascinating. The team were very well prepared - they’d run many simulations and had engin...

Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min

How They Built a Drone That Beat an F1 Car | Ralph Hogenbirk

This podcast is a conversation with Ralph Hogenbirk, Dutch Drone Gods, where we talk about how Red Bull recently raced a Formula 1 car against a drone - and it wasn’t just in a straight line, it was around the Silverstone circuit - one of the fastest tracks, with the fastest corners on F1’s calendar. It’s a circuit where Formula 1 cars are very much at home, a track where they’re 42 seconds a lap faster than a McLaren Senna. But, in this race, the drone was WAY faster....

Apr 16, 2024•59 min

When Porsche Built a Car Faster Than F1 | Stephen Mitas

This podcast is a conversation with Stephen Mitas (Technical Project Lead) to understand exactly HOW the Porsche was faster than F1, and smashed a 35-year-old Nurburgring lap record. It’s crazy stuff, they took their already, extremely fast LMP1 car, and made it over 12 seconds faster at Spa -- that’s 11%, a huge amount in motorsport.

Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min

The Man Who's Building The 1000mph Car | Rosco McGlashan

This podcast is a conversation with Rosco McGlashan who is trying to break 1,000 miles per hour on land. He has so much passion and grit for motorsport and engineering, that I think he might just do it. I spoke to him to understand how he has gone from a rocket-powered, 250 mph go-kart to designing a 200,000 horsepower vehicle with the potential to break 1,000 mph - and the engineering behind it.

Mar 14, 2024•57 min

How Would You Design an F1 Car If There Were No Rules? | Willem Toet

This podcast is a conversation with Willem Toet, Ex-F1 Aerodynamicist, about the hypothetical question, what would you do to the aero of an F1 car if there were no rules? F1 or motorsport with no rules, is something that engineers dream about, and the questions have been asked before, we'll cover all of this during this conversation.

Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 4 min

How Students Built a Car That Does 0-100 in 0.9 Sec

This podcast is a conversation with Eloi Roset from team AMZ Racing, who recently broke the 0 - 100 kilometres an hour record, launching from a standing start to 100 kph in 0.956 seconds. We break down how the team designed and built the world's fastest-accelerating car and the challenges they ran into. Eloi explains the details of the aerodynamics, suspension, powertrain and tyres, and it’s a fascinating conversation.

Jan 31, 2024•49 min

How We Designed a Formula Car to Drive Upside Down

This podcast is a conversation with Willem Toet, an ex-F1 aerodynamicist who worked at Benetton, Ferrari, and Sauber, and is now working with us on Project Inversion - our project to prove that a formula car can drive upside down on the ceiling of a tunnel. In this podcast, we talk about how Willem approached designing a car for such an unusual project, how he developed through 38 versions of the car's design, and how we're protecting the driver, me, if it all goes wrong. The podcast also includ...

Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min

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