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Formula 1 simulator

Engineer Dr Caroline Hargrove tells a teenage motor racing fan how Formula 1 simulators help drivers prepare to get behind the wheel of one of the world's fastest cars.

In the late 1990s, engineer Dr Caroline Hargrove was working with the McLaren motor racing team when she developed the first Formula 1 simulator – a machine that helps racing teams design faster cars and improve performance. Sixteen-year-old motor racing fan, Marielle from Hong Kong, quizzes Caroline on her work in motor sport, how the simulator works and how drivers came to love it – eventually!

Made by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Rewind
Produced by Tamsin Barber

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10 minutes

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Mon 9 Mar 2020 04:50GMT

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Carlos Sainz Jr driving a McLaren Formula 1 car in Abu Dhabi (Credit: Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

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