F1 EXPLAINS: How mechanics keep F1 cars running weekend in, weekend out

Dozens of people work inside an F1 team garage, and they all have different jobs. Without these mechanics and engineers, the drivers would never get out on-track. Who are they, what do they all do, and how did they get their jobs?

In the latest episode of F1 Explains, recorded at the 2024 Canadian and British Grands Prix, hosts Christian Hewgill and Katie Osborne speak with three of Kick Sauber’s garage team to find out.

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Dominic Cheng (Tyre Performance Engineer), Michael Loacker (Composite Technician) and Camilo Zurcher (Car Chief Mechanic for Zhou Guanyu) run through a typical race weekend, the challenges of their jobs and how they all work together to get Sauber’s cars ready to race.

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