Motorsport journalist and podcaster
With Dieter Rencken. Mercedes wins the world championship, Lewis Hamilton escalates his Snapchat addiction, and staff members at Dieter Rencken’s hotel are forced to listen to a conversation about Formula One in the lobby.
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.
Nico Rosberg has effortlessly won the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix from pole after teammate Lewis Hamilton botched his start and put himself out of victory contention.
Lewis Hamilton has lashed the media for what the reigning world champion has called ‘disrespectful’ coverage of his Thursday press conference antics at the Japanese Grand Prix.