Quick, name the three most advanced engineering organizations you can think of.

Maybe an aerospace company such as SpaceX or Boeing came to mind.

Maybe you thought about CERN and the LHC, but in terms of bespoke engineering capabilities,

you should certainly put the F1 race teams on your list.

These organizations appear as 20 or 30 people on a race day shown on TV, but in fact, the number

of people back at the home base doing the engineering work can be well over 500 employees.

Almost every tiny part you see on these cars, as well as the tools to maintain them, are custom-built.

The engineering problems solved are immense.

Would it surprise you to know that Python is playing a major role here?

On this episode, you'll meet Joe Borg, who helped pioneer Python's adoptions at several

F1 teams. This is Talk Python to Me, episode 296, recorded November 16th, 2020.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Normally, I'd play a little guitar riff right here to kick off the episode.

But this episode is about racing and race cars,

so let's kick it off with a different kind of instrument and note.

Let's jump into a 2017 indie pro Mazda

for a lap around the storied Brands Hatch circuit

and let the engine notes be the music.

Music the storied Brands Hatch circuit and let the the language, the libraries, the ecosystem, and the personalities.

This is your host, Michael Kennedy. Follow me on Twitter where I'm at M. Kennedy, and keep up with a show and listen to past episodes at Talk Python.fm.

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