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Mario Theissen: the highs and lows of BMW’s F1 journey

F1: Beyond The Grid

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The Importance of an Engineering Background in Formula One

You won the LaMour 24 Hours with Williams in 1999. How important was it for you to have an engineering background? It was essential because as we said before, Formula One is an engineering exercise. You wanted to be able to understand what the engineers were talking about. Did you help with the design direction of the engines, for example? I was not involved in the specific engine design.

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