Jody Egginton: a journey to AlphaTauri tech boss

F1 Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Automotive, Sports, News, Sports News, Leisure

4.7 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Before he started, as he puts it, ‘playing with racing cars’, Jody Egginton trained as a schoolteacher. His love of motorsport led him to Formula 1, and he worked his way up from Tyrell during the early years of computer-aided design (CAD) to Technical Director at AlphaTauri today. Along the way he helped Force India achieve a stunning result in 2009, fought to keep the brand-new Caterham team afloat in the 2010s and worked with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz at the very start of their F1 careers. He’s now driving AlphaTauri’s car development, pushing a team of engineers flat out to give Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda a car which can challenge for 5th in the F1 Constructors’ Championship. Jody tells Tom Clarkson about his approach to learning, communication, problem-solving and leadership, and shares advice for aspiring F1 engineers.

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0:00.0	Sharing intimate photos of her without her consent.
0:02.8	Unwanted touching, unwanted comments, unwanted moods.
0:06.4	Controlling what she can and can't wear.
0:08.4	Controlling who she can and can't see.
0:10.1	Threatening her.
0:11.3	Enough.
0:12.3	This is abuse.
0:13.8	If you think it's wrong, act on it.
0:16.3	Call it out. Show support.
0:17.8	Report it.
0:18.8	There are many ways you can safely tackle violence against women and girls.
0:23.1	Find out how at gov.uk slash enough.
0:26.8	If someone is in danger, call 999.
0:30.8	In Formula One, everyone is racing for something.
0:38.0	During each Grand Prix on every inch of racetrack, teams and drivers are fighting.
0:44.2	And the midfield fight is every bit as intense as the battle for the lead.
0:49.0	Five teams are racing to finish highest in the standings and win millions of dollars in extra prize money.
0:56.0	That is what Alfa Tauri is racing for and its technical director, Jodie Eginton, is pushing flat out.
1:03.4	We want to be in the top five in the constructors championship.
1:06.2	You know, last year we had a car to do it and we didn't do it and that hurts.
1:10.2	I'm Tom Clarkson and this F1B on the grid is all about Jodie's journey.
1:15.8	From newly qualified school teacher to motorsports technical peak.
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