JORGY'S STRIPPING THE DIPPING

WILLIAMS F1 AUTOTHEMAL ENGINEER RAMITHA EDIRISINGHE | JORGY'S STRIPPING THE DIPPING S2 EP 24


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Let's dive into the world of Motorsport and find what thermal engineers do. Meet F1 Ramy aka Ramitha Edirisinghe.
1. Intro - What were your earliest motorsport memories? What was the moment that clicked when you realised you wanted to become an engineer?
2 - You're an aero thermal engineer! For our listeners at home, could you explain what the role entails and how you ended up securing the role? Did you have any jobs or work experience that was similar to the role you have
3 - What are the biggest challenges to being an Aero Thermal engineer? How do you tackle heat management at circuits like Monza, Abu Dhabi? Or is it not compromising cooling for aerodynamic drag?
4 - With the additional wind tunnel time team such as Williams, what benefits does this give the team to trial and develop new parts?
5 - As an engineer on the Aero side, how much of an influence would you say the likes of Adrian Newey have had on F1 and Motorsports globally? Are there any designers that specifically inspired you?
6 - BMW Restoration project - you’re restoring a classic BMW! Tell us about this process? What made you choose this car particularly? Are you going to do a stance build with it, or is it more of original restoration?
7 - Time Attack - You’ve also competed in competitive time attack competitions! Could you explain in principle what a time attack is, and what emphasis there is on creating downforce on cars that have to find the balance between high-speed cornering and little drag?
8 - Advice - What advice would you give to kids and younger people who want to go into the engineering field you have? How do you find the motivation to remain resilient
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