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Rob Smedley slams F1 engineers for ‘pussyfooting around’ drivers
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15/01/2025 at 17:5415/01/2025 at 18:18 Veteran F1 race engineer Rob Smedley believes the sport’s current crop of race engineers have become too cautious in their interactions with drivers. Smedley, who partnered with Felipe Massa at Ferrari and later at Williams, gained renown for his blunt and colorful radio exchanges on the pitwall. Speaking on a recent episode of the Red Flags podcast, the Briton urged today’s engineers to stop walking on eggshells and start asserting themselves in a sport that thrives on decisive action. “In general, I think in Formula 1 now, there’s too much pussyfooting around,” Smedley said. “Like, the way the radio...
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