Meet the mechanics in an F1 garage - with Kick Sauber
Jul 25, 2024
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Meet the mechanics from Kick Sauber, including Dominic Cheng and Michael Loacker, who share insights on their roles, challenges, and teamwork in getting the cars race ready. They discuss typical race weekend routines, tire performance analysis, composite technician tasks, and the responsibilities of a car chief mechanic. Learn about the collaborative efforts and passion behind working in an F1 garage.
Tire engineers like Dominic play a crucial role in understanding tire behavior and influencing car setup decisions in F1 teams.
Composite technicians such as Michael are responsible for maintaining and repairing carbon components of F1 cars, emphasizing the intricate work behind aerodynamics and structural integrity.
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Inside Look at F1 Team Garages
The F1 Explains podcast explores the roles of mechanics in F1 team garages. Listeners' questions prompt a discussion on team mechanics, their jobs, and how they contribute to the success of Sauber drivers. Special emphasis on tire engineers, bodywork technicians, and the car chief mechanic.
Dominic the Tire Engineer's Role
Dominic, a tire engineer from Sauber team, explains his role in understanding tire behavior. From track data collection to simulation tools, Dominic's work influences car development and setup decisions. The job involves adapting to changing track conditions and collaborating with strategy and performance engineers.
Michael the Composite Technician's Role
Michael, a composite technician at Sauber, overlooks carbon parts like bodywork and wings. His job involves repairing carbon components after races, showcasing the intricate process of fixing damaged parts using specialized glues and techniques. Michael's role highlights the critical maintenance work behind F1 cars' aerodynamics and structural integrity.
Dozens of people work inside an F1 team garage, and they all have different jobs. Without these mechanics and engineers, the drivers would never get out on-track. Who are they, what do they all do, and how did they get their jobs?
In this episode, recorded at the 2024 Canadian and British Grands Prix, Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne speak to three of Kick Sauber's garage team:
Tyre Performance Engineer, Dominic Cheng
Composite Technician Michael Loacker, who looks after the car's bodywork
Car Chief Mechanic for Zhou Guanyu, Camilo Zurcher
The trio explain a typical race weekend, the challenges of their jobs and how they all work together to get Sauber's cars ready to race.
Stacey from Colorado and Reshma from London's questions inspired this episode of F1 Explains. You can suggest a topic for a future podcast by emailing your question to F1Explains@F1.com
For in-depth interviews with F1's biggest stars, listen to F1 Beyond The Grid
For race previews and reviews from inside the F1 paddock, listen to F1 Nation
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