Rob Smedley critica le risposte troppo lente dal muretto box in F1 definendole inaccettabili

L'ex ingegnere di Ferrari e Williams, Rob Smedley, ha criticato alcuni degli attuali ingegneri di pista per l'eccessiva lentezza nel fornire ai piloti informazioni cruciali durante le gare. Ha espresso queste considerazioni intervenendo nel podcast High Performance Racing insieme a Otmar Szafnauer e Jake Humphrey.

Smedley ha descritto un ottimo ingegnere di pista come una figura capace di comprendere sia gli aspetti tecnici della vettura che la psicologia del pilota. Ha sottolineato la necessità di avere competenze in aerodinamica, pneumatici e sistemi meccanici per ottimizzare rapidamente le prestazioni.

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