S1 Ep124: F1 Owes Everything to Adrian Newey’s Car Designs
Past Gas
Donut Media
4.9 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Even if you don’t know the name Adrian Newey, you know his accomplishments. Considered to be one of the best engineers, designers and technical directors in history, Adrian Newey cars– and the copycats he inspired– dominated racing for over two decades, winning a stunning number of Grands Prix and Championship titles in the process. Six different drivers have won the Drivers’ Championship behind the wheel of his cars– how did Newey’s designs get them there? And how did his designs revolutionize F1 as a whole? Today on Past Gas, F1's greatest designer, and what makes him great.
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| 1:27.6 | Have you heard the name Adrian Newey? Even if you don't know the man, you know his accomplishments. |
| 1:33.6 | His role in Formula One was out of the spotlight, but he's as big a star as they come. Considered |
| 1:39.1 | to be one of the best engineers, designers and technical directors in history, Adrian |
| 1:44.3 | Newey cars, and the copycats he inspired, dominated racing for over two decades, winning |
| 1:49.8 | a stunning number of Grand Prix and championship titles in the process. |
| 1:56.0 | Six drivers have won the drivers championship behind the wheel of his cars. How did Newey's |
| 2:00.2 | designs get them there? How did his designs revolutionize F1 as a whole? To downpast gas, |
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