The Red Flags Podcast

The Man Changing the Future of Karting: Rob Smedley on Making Racing Accessible, Lewis' Future at Ferrari, What Schumacher Was Really Like, and Why Max and GP Work

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We have legendary F1 engineer and and karting revolutionary Rob Smedley on the pod to discuss:

  • WTF does a race engineer actually do
  • Why he loved working with Ross Brawn and Jean Todt
  • GP Lambiase's approach to being Max Verstappen's engineer
  • Why he's a Fred Vasseur fan
  • Working with Felipe Massa
  • Why karting is so expensive and how he's making it more accessible
  • Working to get more women get into motorsports
  • Scouting the next F1 champion
  • Why it's important to cry
  • What Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher have in common?
  • Lewis' move to Ferrari
  • And more!!


    • Learn more about his F.A.T. Karting League!


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