Rob Smedley critica lentidão nas respostas dos boxes da F1 como inaceitável

O ex-engenheiro da Ferrari e Williams, Rob Smedley, criticou alguns engenheiros de corrida modernos por demorarem demais para fornecer informações vitais aos pilotos durante as provas. Ele fez os comentários enquanto participava do podcast High Performance Racing, ao lado de Otmar Szafnauer e Jake Humphrey.

Smedley descreveu um excelente engenheiro de corrida como alguém que compreende tanto os aspectos técnicos do carro quanto a psicologia do piloto. Ele enfatizou a necessidade de conhecimento em aerodinâmica, pneus e sistemas mecânicos para otimizar o desempenho rapidamente.

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