Part 2 with Willem Toet, the former head of aerodynamics at the Benetton, Ferrari and Sauber Formula 1 teams. Aero is one of those subjects that gets a lot of air time on TV but its often hard to relate that back to what you can do yourself. Wi

Ep50 Willem Toet on Applying F1 Aero To Your Car (1 of 2)

Feb 15th, 2024 39m 19s

Willem Toet, the former head of aerodynamics at the Benetton, Ferrari and Sauber Formula 1 teams, joins me for a very special two part show. Aero is one of those subjects that gets a lot of air time on TV but its often hard to relate that back

Ep49: F2 to Your Garage - Keeping it simple with Gavin Bickerton-Jones

Oct 26th, 2023 1h 4m

Welcome to episode 49. Today I'm delighted to welcome ace engineer Gavin Binkerton Jones. As an F2 team owner, several F1, Indy and sports car aces have passed through his care. Having raced himself on a tiny budget in the 1980s, he shares seve

Ep48: 4 Proven Techniques to Improve Your Aero with Julian Edgar

Aug 3rd, 2023 1h 2m

Join us for Episode 48 with our guest, Julian Edgar, an acclaimed automotive journalist from Australia. With an extensive repertoire of books on suspension and aerodynamics, Julian is renowned for his ability to simplify complex theories into p

Ep47 Julian Thomas on Racing, Resilience and the VBOX Story

Jun 22nd, 2023 57m 32s

Julian Thomas joins Samir Abid in this intriguing podcast episode to explore the world of motorsport data and analytics. The founder of Race Logic and VBox, Julian Thomas shares his unique motorsports journey, the value of mastering the basics,

Ep46 Nick Padmore on Thriving at the Edge: Lessons from a Life in Racing

Jun 8th, 2023 44m 17s

Today we have a fantastic guests lined up for you - racing driver and coach Nick Padmore. From the high uptime world of racing to the intricacies of car dynamics, we're going to delve deep into a range of topics that will hopefully give you a r

Ep45 John Shoffner From GT3 Racing To Space

Aug 18th, 2022 45m 30s

Today I'm delighted to welcome John Shoffner to the show. Husband of a previous guest, the amazing Janine Shoffner, John is another incredible person. A successful GT racer and entrepreneur, John Shoffner is also a pilot .. oh ... and he's abou

Ep44 John Santiago On The Garage As A Community

Jul 28th, 2022 52m

Today I'm delighted to welcome John Santiago to the show. Dr John has a long history in motorsports as a participant and instructor. John Santiago is also a philosopher and has managed to blend his passion for teaching and motorsports into an a

Ep43. Janine Shoffner On Learning To Race At The Green Hell

Jul 7th, 2022 1h 1m

Janine Shoffner is quite an incredible lady. An ex-professional sports skydiver and free-fall photographer, Janine Shoffner now completes on the World Endurance GT stage, including doing completing a whole 4 hour race alone at the Nordscheife.

Ep42 Andre Lafond On Deciding To Follow The Dream To Race Indycars

Jun 23rd, 2022 50m 50s

Andre Lafond is a future star Indycar driver currently racing Formula Ford here in the UK. In this show we discuss what it takes to make that decision to go all in on a career driving racing cars. We talk about the role of coaching and how to g

Ep41 Paul Fickers On Using Simulation To Tune Your Cars Handling

Jun 9th, 2022 53m 8s

Today I'm joined by ex-F1 suspension guru Paul Fickers. Paul Fickers has worked has been developing suspension systems on road and racing cars for nearly 30 years. He has also developed a quite astounding suspension development tool within Exce

Ep40 Elite Cyclist Dan Bigham On Apply F1 Thinking To Win At Any Level

May 26th, 2022 49m 30s

Today I'm joined by Elite cyclist Dan Bigham. Dan Bigham is not only a multiple track cycling champion and British record holder, but he is also a very talented engineer. Currently Dan Bigham works as a Performance Engineer under David Brailsfo

Ep39. F1 Engineer Richard Frith On Suspension Setup & Driver Feedback (part 2)

May 12th, 2022 21m 14s

Welcome to part 2 of my talk with F1 vehicle dynamics engineer Richard Frith. In part 1 we discussed Richard's early career, how to go testing and using data to improve your driving. In part 2 you'll learn about how F1 teams developed great dri

Ep38 F1 Engineer Richard Frith On Suspension Setup And Driver Feedback - part 1 of 2

Apr 28th, 2022 33m 38s

Today I'm welcoming F1 suspension guru Richard Frith to the show. Despite originally looking at aerospace, Richard Frith was recruited to the Jordan Formula 1 team by Mike Gascoyne. He fell in love with motorsports and has never looked back. T

Ep37 Jim Kearney On What Drivers Need To Be Doing To Improve

Apr 14th, 2022 52m 48s

Today I'm delighted to welcome Jim Kearney to the show. Jim is a US based driver coach who has had an inevitable amount of success helping drivers improve, and win, particularly at events such as the national SCCA runoffs in America. If you are

Ep36 Dale Thompson On The Importance Of A Good Suspension Setup

Mar 31st, 2022 39m 58s

Today, all the way virtually from Australia, I'm delighted to welcome Dale Thompson to the show. Dale Thompson has long worked in motorsports and with historic cars in particular. Dale shares with us many interesting and pragmatic ways to bette

Ep35 Ray Phillips On How To Use An Objective Approach To Drive Faster

Mar 17th, 2022 50m 46s

Today I'm delighted to welcome Ray Phillips to the show. A successful single seater driver and top line driver coach, Ray Phillips has a wealth of experience in motorsports. As a competitor and coach Ray was one of the early adopters with data.

Ep34. Olympic Rower Annie Vernon On Preparing In The Best Way For You

Jan 14th, 2022 44m 42s

I'm delighted to welcome Annie Vernon to the show. Annie is a 2x Olympian and multiple World champion rower. We discuss what you can learn from someone who as competed at the highest level. How to find a balance between competition and emulatio

Ep33. John Block On Learning To Engineer The Driver

Dec 3rd, 2021 58m 49s

Legendary motorsports engineer John Block joins Samir Abid on the Your Data Driven podcast. John has worked at the highest levels in North American racing, engineering pole winning cars at Indy 500 as well as in NASCAR. Through the story of Joh

Ep32. Paul Thompson On Preparing To Deliver Performance Under Pressure In Olympic Rowing

Sep 16th, 2021 37m 13s

I'm delighted to welcome Paul Thompson MBE to the show. Paul is a veteran of 8 Olympic games as a senior rowing coach. Paul's crews have won medals in the last 7 games where he's represented Australia, Great Britain and China. There are a remar

Ep31. Ross Bentley On Developing Your Performance State Of Mind

Jul 9th, 2021 46m 10s

For this show Samir Abid is delighted to welcome back Ross Bentley. One of my earliest guests from way back in episode 3, Ross is a former top level Indycar driver who now works as one of the worlds foremost driver coaches through his speed sec

Ep30. Karun Chandhok Shares His Experience Of Driving A Grand Prix Car From Every Decade

Jun 30th, 2021 39m 28s

Ex-F1 driver and @SkySportsF1 analysis guru Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) joins us on the show. Karun Chandhok has an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of motorsports! Karun is one of only 2 Indian drivers to ever race in F1 and has arguably gon

Ep29. Tal Ziv On Helping You Drive Faster By Applying The Science Of Human Behaviour

Jun 11th, 2021 49m 46s

Tal Ziv, a performance psychologist who has worked with some of the best pro drivers and engineers in the business. Tal comes highly recommend to the show by previous guest Jorge Segers [Ep.26/27]. But what is really the contribution of psychol

Ep28. Simon Hayes On Practical Fitness And Nutrition Tips For Racing Drivers

Jun 4th, 2021 37m 18s

Simon Hayes a personal trainer who's worked at all levels of motorsports, starting out with Williams in F1 and now focused on Indycars, with drivers such as Ryan Hunter-Ray and Kathrine Legge. We discuss the impact of fitness on your driving. H

Ep27. Jorge Segers On Data, Writing And Race Engineering Pro Drivers - Part 2 of 2

May 28th, 2021 29m 17s

Jorge Segers, pro race engineer and author, joins us to discuss how you can get more from your data. Famous within the industry for writing one of the seminal texts on race car data analysis, Jorge helps us understand how you should approach an