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Mercedes engine guru Andy Cowell on the art of creating the perfect F1 power unit

Mercedes engine guru Andy Cowell on the art of creating the perfect F1 power unit

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 6 Jahren

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This week’s guest is one of the grid’s most influential
people.

In fact, he’s arguably one of the most influential people
in F1 ever. Since the dawn of the turbo-hybrid era in 2014,
Mercedes engines have won 80% of all Grands Prix, and the man
overseeing that success is Andy Cowell, Engineering and Programme
Director of Mercedes High Performance Powertrains since 2008.
Listen as he discusses how the all-conquering engine was created,
why failures drive motivation more than success, what makes Lewis
Hamilton such a good development driver, and how engine
development has changed beyond all imagination in the 30 years
he’s been in the job...