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Mar 2024

28m 44s

Rob Smedley: Striving for F1 success & p...

About this episode

This week, David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan sit down with former Jordan Grand Prix, Ferrari and Williams engineer Rob Smedley. The Brit reminisces about his time with Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello at Ferrari and believes seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton can bring back the glory days to Ferrari.

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