Formula 1 isn’t just about the drivers on the grid. Behind every lap time, upgrade, and race strategy is a team of engineers pushing performance to the limit.

So what’s it really like to be a woman working in one of the most competitive engineering environments in the world? What does a Senior CFD Engineer do in F1, and how do data, simulations, and aerodynamics shape what we see on the track?

On this episode of Women in Sport, we sit down with Andra Patricia Groapa, Senior CFD Engineer at Cadillac F1, to talk about her journey into motorsport, life behind the scenes in F1, and what it takes to succeed as a woman in elite engineering.