Tech Show: Fixing Ferrari’s risk-averse culture + Dubious 2026 F1 car developments
The Race F1 Podcast
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson discuss the concept of risk vs reward in grand prix racing, following on from Fred Vasseur's recent comments that Ferrari need to move out of a conservative mindset and 'push everything' in terms of innovation.
Edd and Gary also discuss some of the latest tech developments seen in F1, including a clever exploitation at the rear of the Red Bull's sidepod - or technically the floor - that has gone straight onto Gary's 'dubious list'.
And finally, Gary answers several questions sent in by listeners. On this weeks list are questions about hydrogen-fuelled F1, our battery graphic complaints, and if the introduction of V8 engines could be brought forward to 2028.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:02.7 | On today's episode, we delve into Ferrari's approach to being aggressive and innovative. |
| 0:15.0 | Gary reveals another upgrade to join his list of dubious developments, |
| 0:18.4 | and we take your questions on hydrogen-fueled F-1, |
| 0:21.2 | our battery graphic complaints, and if the eight engines could be brought forward to |
| 0:24.9 | to 2028. |
| 0:28.5 | Welcome to the Race F1 Tech Show. I'm Ed Strawn. With me is Gary Anderson, and we're convening |
| 0:35.4 | in the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix. But Gary, |
| 0:39.3 | what if you've been up to, and I ask you that question knowing full well, you've been doing |
| 0:43.3 | something with a little bit less wheels than usual. Well, I went back to my grounding, I suppose |
| 0:48.3 | you might call it, back to Ireland to see the Northwest 200. It's 197171 the last time I went to the Northwest 200. |
| 0:57.0 | So a long, long time ago, it's around Coal Ray and Port Rush, Port Stewart. |
| 1:02.1 | It's a nine-mile course, street, road circuit. |
| 1:05.9 | And I have to say that, you know, they're mad. |
| 1:09.9 | They're absolutely bonkers. Because, you know, the big bikes. They're absolutely bonkers because, you know, the big |
| 1:13.0 | bikes are doing 200 odd miles an hour. The conditions are changing constantly because you're just |
| 1:17.9 | on the sea, on the coast road, part of the tracks on the coast road, a third of it. The weather's |
| 1:24.0 | changing from raining a little bit to raining a lot. |
| 1:28.6 | And nine miles, it's taken about five minutes to do a lap in those conditions in the wet. |
| 1:34.0 | And as I say, whenever you arrive at the corner five minutes later, |
| 1:37.3 | you'd no idea what's happened. |
| 1:38.6 | You know, it could be bucket and down or it could have dried up a bit. |
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