The Man Changing the Future of Karting: Rob Smedley on Making Racing Accessible, Lewis' Future at Ferrari, What Schumacher Was Really Like, and Why Max and GP Work
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Episode description
We have legendary F1 engineer and and karting revolutionary Rob Smedley on the pod to discuss:
WTF does a race engineer actually do
Why he loved working with Ross Brawn and Jean Todt
GP Lambiase's approach to being Max Verstappen's engineer
Why he's a Fred Vasseur fan
Working with Felipe Massa
Why karting is so expensive and how he's making it more accessible
Working to get more women get into motorsports
Scouting the next F1 champion
Why it's important to cry
What Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher have in common?
Lewis' move to Ferrari
And more!!
Learn more about his F.A.T. Karting League!
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