2025 has been a yr of firsts for Laura Mueller and Esteban Ocon. It’s Laura’s first season as a race engineer, Esteban’s first season with Haas, and it’s their first time working with one another.
So, how are they discovering it? What do they want from each other to get the most effective out of one another? And the way do they convey out and in of the automobile?
Talking to Past The Grid host Tom Clarkson, Laura and Esteban take us inside their first yr working collectively and the way the connection between a race engineer and an F1 driver works.
They supply fascinating perception into how they discuss to one another on staff radio – explaining when the proper time to talk throughout a lap is, how typically they need to communicate and why that may change in several eventualities.
Laura and Esteban additionally replicate on the highs and lows of this yr – together with how they bounced again from a difficult season-opener in Melbourne to attain factors in China the week after.
And also you’ll hear all about Laura’s path to turning into F1’s first feminine race engineer and the childhood hero who impressed this journey.
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