An American in F1

"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen) 12/02/2015 at 23:58 • Filed to: None

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No, not Alexander Rossi but the lady there in between Rosberg and Hamilton is an American aerodynamics engineer for Mercedes

USA, USA!

Clown Shoe Pilot > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/03/2015 at 00:01

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I thought it was super classy how Lewis and Nico tried really hard to get her white shirt to go transparent.

Nauraushaun > Clown Shoe Pilot 12/03/2015 at 00:04

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Really spoils the moment of having a lady on the podium

For Sweden > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/03/2015 at 00:06

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And yet, she is apparently destined to be left nameless...

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/03/2015 at 00:07

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What’s even more awesome was she was wearing cowgirl boots during the Austin GP.

Sam > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/03/2015 at 00:29

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And not just an aerodynamics engineer for a Formula 1 team. A female engineer for a Formula 1 team. That would have been pretty much unheard of 25 or so years ago. In fact, I'd guess that women are a pretty big part in motorsports nowadays.

Sam > Clown Shoe Pilot 12/03/2015 at 00:30

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She dressed for the occasion. Sports bra to the rescue.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Sam 12/03/2015 at 00:40

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And I’m sure she’s in a pretty senior position as well to be allowed on the podium. Leena Gade is also a super badass. First female race engineer to win Le Mans and she was brought into Audi by none other than H himself on pure merit. When you pass H, you know you’re a badass engineer.

Sam > AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC 12/03/2015 at 00:47

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Yeah, it's nice to see women getting into the field. It means that my motorsports engineering classes won't be a sausage fest like I feared.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Sam 12/03/2015 at 00:51

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That’s for sure. I never noticed how important diversity in the work place is until I started working.

Nice! What kind of engineering?

Sam > AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC 12/03/2015 at 00:57

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Women for sure raise the morale in a workplace.

And the degree is literally “motorsports engineering”. It’s like an aerodynamics, mechanical, automotive, and IC engine engineering course all wrapped up into one. http://www.engr.iupui.edu/departments/en…

uofime-2 > Sam 12/03/2015 at 10:33

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ha! the ration is usually something like 10%, but a lot of those are bio or civil, mechanical is like 5% in my experience