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Edd Straw

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The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

And we're going to get a little bit more into the Toyota relationship and in particular, the simulator project and some of the other things it's influencing in part two.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

Well, we're now going to hear a full-length interview with Pierre Genon, who explains his role as Toyota project manager with Haas and the past, present and future of that TMG deal.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

I chatted to him at the recent Haas TPC test at Silverstone.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

And you'll even hear the bonus of Gary Anderson, our resident Tame X F1 technical director, who joins the fray later on in the interview with a few questions.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

And of course, a reminder, if you want to hear more from Gary, subscribe to the Race F1 Tech Show.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

But here's now...

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

Me and Gary Anderson with Pierre Genon.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

I'm joined now by Pierre Genon.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

Pierre, perhaps you could explain a little bit your job with Haas first.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

And it's a really interesting project, this, because obviously it's still relatively young.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

Yes.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

It's one of these deals, when it was announced, there was enormous possibility, but then you've actually got to get to the point where it's put together and you start building on these things.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

So...

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

Let's work through those individual areas.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

I mean, the TPC program seemed to be almost the first thing to get up and running.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

That's what's happening here today.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

So explain the reality of running that because it's an older car.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

So it's his own little team unit, really, isn't it?

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

And in terms, you mentioned the production side of things.

The Race F1 Podcast
How Toyota is helping transform F1โ€™s smallest team

Is that an area where Toyota is having to work on?