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Yassmin kicks Michael out of the studio to make room for 19-year-old racing driver Chelsea Angelo and Women of Australian Motorsport founder Belinda Taylor. Women in motorsport definitely feel the pressure of being in such a male-dominated field, but as more get involved, they hope to be driving as themselves and not constantly as a representative of their gender.
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Yassmin and Michael go under the hood to learn how important high tech ‘tinkering’ — AKA engineering — is to making cars go faster. Our aerodynamic duo visit the almost sci-fi workshop of Melbourne’s Monash Motorsport. The university team are world leaders in the development of Formula SAE racing cars, a rich training ground for the world of Formula One.
Along the way they learn about a CSIRO-developed electron beam, meet an aerodynamics expert and get blown away walking through a wind tunnel. Sometimes it sounds more like an episode of Dr Who than a motoring show.
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For most of us it’s hard to imagine that Formula One has anything to do with the humble commuter vehicle. Yassmin and Michael dive into the fascinating history of how F1 rose to be the prestigious entity we know and how it influenced the development of the cars we drive everyday.
Car tech journalist Craig Scarborough talks our hosts through the mosaic of small but influential engineering companies applying jet engine technology and aerodynamics to improve car design and driver safety.
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If you’re a Formula One driver, you probably grew up racing karts. There’s no better place to start if you’re someone with a lofty dream and next to no experience.
Yassmin and Michael head to a Melbourne karting track to experience the early career thrill of single-cylinder suspension-less racing.