Andrew Frankel | Automotive Journalist

Andrew Frankel (@frankelandrew) is a freelance automotive journalist writing for the major uk magazines. We have a chat about journalism, road testing, modern cars, racing cars, hybrid cars and so much more. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/3S5KHBfHhXc

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Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes: 

00:00 = Intro

01:24 = How much time is spent planning vs driving?

02:34 = Where did it all start? 

07:11 = Learning to review cars + Autocar

08:16 = Has your journalism changed over the years? 

09:31 = Do you struggle distinguishing the differences between modern cars? 

14:56 = Is there a car you've driven recently where it doesn't meet expectations? SF90

17:46 = Weight and the Caterham Super 7

18:55 = Ferrari F8

27:44 = Porsche 917

30:47 = 2019 RSR

32:09 = GT3RS vs GT3 Cup vs RSR

34:21 = Does driving race cars put you off road cars? 

44:44 = F Type P450

50:10 = Hybrids, the next McLaren and tech

1:00:00 = Back to working in Magazines

1:02:01 = The lessons for approaching freelance. 

1:08:52 = Do you find it stressful having to create your own work/ income? 

1:13:58 = Where did you hone your road testing ability?

1:16:17 = Favourite road test of all time? 

1:18:10 = What's the next "McLaren F1"?

1:26:43 = The T.50

1:29:15 = Should cars safe people if you turn everything off?

1:41:38 = 5 Questions

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