Glossary / General

race engineer

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A race engineer helps the driver by setting up the car and giving advice during a race to make the car go faster.

Technical Definition

A race engineer in Formula One is responsible for managing the technical and strategic aspects of a driver's car during a race weekend. They communicate with the driver and make decisions on car setup and race strategy.

Hear It Discussed

"how many times did we talk in his time as a teammate to Carlos Sainz that Sainz would basically race engineer himself during Grand Prix because he just go no, no, I know what we need to do here."
Lewis Hamilton's extraordinary F1 turnaround explained The Race F1 Podcast 35:08

"Laura Mueller made history at the start of 2025. She's the first ever female race engineer in Formula One. She works for the Haas team."
Reload EP152 - Calm After the Storm RELOAD PODCAST 44:59

"and he's been Max's race engineer since 2016."
Bella James plays 'This or That' | Plus the inside stories on all her viral clips The Fast and the Curious 07:39