Podcast Special: Formula One Engineer and Karting Visionary Rob Smedley!
- 29 Oct 2021
- Podcast
By HistoricRacingNews.com
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It's a North East UK head to head as our Joe Bradley talks to the ultimate race engineer, Rob Smedley.
Rob talks about his early days working for Pilbeam, his amazing first encounter with a very young Fernando Alonsoin Formula 3000, what it was like working for Ferrari, his relationship with Sir Frank Williams and how he cried uncontrollably when Felipe Massa lost the 2008 World Championship on the last corner of the final race of the season.
You can listen here:Rob Smedley Special! on iTunes or on most podcast platforms!
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