REDBULL ENGINEER OLABODE GEORGE BROWN - JORGY'S STRIPPING THE DIPPING S2 EP 15

Our returning guest from S1 Olabode George Brown is joined by AMG Denz and this episode can be named as the North London Boys episode...
1 - How’s everything been since we last caught up? How’s life and the Design Engineering World keeping?
2 - For our new listeners you might not be aware that our special guest is a Design Engineer for a very esteemed F1 Team! You can find out which team that is by checking our S1 episode! Could you give us a recap of what your role entails?
3 - 2026 Engine Reg changes? How big are they? How far ahead of time do team generally start developing and prepping towards this? Do you anticipate one manufacturer might get a jump like Mercedes did at the beginning of the turbo hybrid era?
4 - George Russell has a Power Unit failure at the most recent race in Australia. Sources have put this down to debris getting into the engine and causing it malfunction catastrophically. What does the autopsy process for a failed engine generally look like? How easy is it for debris to get into these compact modern day packaging? What actually happens to the power unit in the end? Is it recycled, is it destroyed? Can it sometimes be repurposed for the car or for another chassis?
5 - In the world of GT Sports car racing there’s a been a changing of the guard from naturally aspirated to turbocharged powered engines. The sporting body SRO implements a BOP, to level out the performance advantages of the cars. What is the benefit of running a naturally aspirated unit to a turbo charged one? How does altitude also effect how a power unit will perform/produce power
6 - Kyalami Update - How excited would you be to see the sport return to South Africa? What are the biggest challenges automotive engineers face when building engines for unique circuits like this?
7 - What is the best sounding sports/race car engine - a) Ferrari F1 04 V10, b) Mazda 787b Rotary Engine, c) Dodge Hellcat V8 d) Wildcar choice of your own?
8 - FIA dream Engine Spec Formula - Describe to the listeners, what type of engine you’d want to bring into F1 and what advanatages would this have over the current Turbo Hybrid V6 units we currently have?
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