Been a, pinch myself I must be dreaming week....
Had a senior F1 FIA engineer round for supper, great to catch up with an old friend, really interesting to hear about the approach to the 2026 regulation changes. More electrical power, sustainable fuel, narrower/shorter cars, less drag and multiple DRS systems. Also reassurrig to know there are more prospective teams/motor manufacturers wanting in than there are available spaces
Then last night a friend invited me out to the pub with a few of his friends, only 6 of us but a combined +200 years of world championship motorsport experience.
I'm just a lowly desk jockey but a few of the other guys have engineered F1 legends like Schumacher, Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton etc and rally legends like McRae, Burns, Loeb etc
Between us the experience spanned 24hr Le Mans, F1, WRC, Indy car, Dakar, Touring cars, Sebring 24hrs, Daytona 24hrs etc etc
Working with/for Porsche, Aston Martin, Honda, Ferrari, Renault, Alpine, Subaru, Mini, Alfa Romeo, VW, BMW etc works teams
Topics covered wasn't podcast conversation worthy as motorsport talk was brief. Too busy discussing, house insulation, solar panels, EV cars, crap cars we/our dads owned, home heating options, home renovation projects, holiday destinations etc
Anyone eves dropping would have thought it was just a table of, boring, middle aged dads out for a drink. They'd have been right too!
