Engineering F1 Racing & Mobility: Hear the role one race car engineer plays

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast

On our last episode, we talked about the high level of innovation that takes place behind the scenes of the F1 racing industry. In order to get these impressive race cars out of the idea phase and onto the track, it takes teamwork. Large numbers of talented racing engineers come together in order to sketch, simulate, build, and race these impressive feats of fast transit.

But there’s a lot more to discover if we dig deeper behind the scenes. In an industry that’s long been male dominated, our series has paid special attention to the women who are changing the face of the motorsport industry, both on and off the track.

In this week’s episode of our Women Driving the Future series, we’re catching up with part 2 of Ed Bernardon’s interview with Composite Design Engineer Elizabeth Apthorp, from the Alpine F1 Team. In this segment, she talks about how engineering leads to actual race car parts, how race cars are specifically designed for the drivers, the diverse perspective that women bring to the motorsports industry, and what Formula 1 race cars might look like in the future.

Hear a F1 engineer’s surprising responses to these questions:

• How does the human driver factor into the design element? (0:17)
• What do you think is the most exciting part of being a motorsport engineer? (4:47)
• What do you think someone should consider a career in racing? (12:49)
• What do you think an F1 car is going to look like 15-20 years from now? (18:40)
• What's so different about an F1 power plant versus what you have in a commercial car, in terms of fuel efficiency? (24:12)
• How do you think being a racing engineer is going to help prepare the engineers of the future for engineering our future of mobility? (27:53)

What You’ll Learn about Race Car Engineering, Diversity & Future Mobility:

• How seats are molded to fit the race car driver (3:10)
• Elizabeth’s favorite F1 track in the world (6:30)
• How diversity benefits a motorsport team (8:15)
• Why exposure to the motorsport industry is important for young women (14:17)
• How the race industry affects transportation technology (21:54)
• Carbon neutrality goals in F1 racing (25:39)

Connect with our Guest Elizabeth Apthorp:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Connect with our Host Ed Bernardon:

• LinkedIn
• Future Car: Driving a Lifestyle Revolution
• Motorsports is speeding the way to safer urban mobility
• Siemens Digital Industries Software

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