Podcast appearances and mentions of frank dernie

With a career spanning four decades, Frank Dernie knows a thing or two about how to make a car fast. After joining Williams in the late 70's as Patrick Head's aerodynamic assistant, helping design the successful FW08 chassis, he went on to work with some of Formula One's biggest stars, greatest teams and the fastest cars on the grid. A pioneer in his field, Frank was the first person in the sport to use computer aided design and is the man to thank for bringing the Williams team's active suspension to life. His analytical and data driven mind was in hot demand in the paddock from teams and drivers alike as he developed his race winning cars. In this episode Frank lets us take a peek inside his brilliant mind as he takes us back to those early days at Williams working with Sir Frank Williams, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet, testing with Alain Prost and all that fell in between. Related episodes: Nigel Mansell This episode is sponsored by:  Athletic Greens: get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Visit athleticgreens.com/f1btg  Calm: get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/grid ExpressVPN: Secure your online data today at expressvpn.com/grid and get three extra months free. 

In a career with Hesketh, Williams and Benetton - to name a few - Frank Dernie helped haul F1 into the digital era, pioneering the use of data loggers, active suspension and extensive wind tunnel testing. He also worked with many the legends of the sport, including Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher. In the latest from our podcast series, he tells us what it takes to engineer the greats. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Williams in the 1980s, Frank Williams, Patrick Head, the state of modern F1, the problems with overtaking, Toyota, Jarno Trulli... There is not much we don't cover in this podcast with Frank Dernie.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With some new bits and some favourite moments, this is a "best-of" the JA on F1 podcasts so far in 2012, to keep you going during the F1 summer break! Including: Ross Brawn, Mark Webber, Frank Derrnie, Ron Howard, Mike Gascoyne and more.

F1 is all about innovation. So in this edition James speaks to James Allison of Lotus, Mike Gascoyne of Caterham, legendary engineer Frank Dernie and Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Advisor. Plus Zac Brown of JMI, and architect John Rhodes who's helped redesign Silverstone.

How do F1 drivers deliver 100%? Drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jaime Alguersuari, engineer Frank Dernie and trainer Nick Harris explain. Plus Pirelli's Paul Hembery answers Michael Schumacher's criticism of the 2012 tyres.