Bernie Collins on female engineers, pit wall drama and F1 secrets

Who We Are Now with Izzy & Richard Hammond

This week on Who We Are Now Izzy's F1 dreams come true and the pair are joined by former head of race strategy at Aston Martin and current F1 strategy analyst Bernie Collins. Bernie tells her incredible story, from starting out at a very Derry Girls-eqsue school in Northern Ireland, working with the likes of Jensen Button and Sebastian Vettel, to bringing her engineering mind to sports broadcasting. It's an enlightening chat on why we need more engineers in the world, PLUS Izzy gets to ask all her burning F1 questions.

Bernie's book How To Win a Grand Prix: From Pit Wall to Podium is available now.

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And remember, Richard, Izzy and Dr Jim will see you this Friday for Who We Are Now's bonus episode! Have a question for the team? Email [e-mail], or join the conversation at @whowearenowpod on Instagram.