{"id":3750,"date":"2022-06-22T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=3750&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=3750"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:54:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:54:22","slug":"anatomy-of-the-new-formula-one-car-with-bob-bell-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/on-the-move\/anatomy-of-the-new-formula-one-car-with-bob-bell-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatomy of the new Formula One Car with Bob Bell- Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"engineering-an-electric-drive-truck-that-drives-across-the-most-challenging-terrain-on-earth\" style=\"font-size:34px\">What happens to die hard fans that love roar of engines if F1 goes electric? &nbsp;Hear this and more&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE6811308117\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<div class=\"row podcast-social\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-2\"><p>Follow us on:<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n        <a class=\"button itunes-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-future-car-a-siemens-podcast\/id1435259964\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button google-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBpcHBhLmlvL3B1YmxpYy9zaG93cy81YjhmMjdmMDYzNDg2ZWM1MWY4ZjI4ZTQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button spotify-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3A0NqY8p2lHxcneSxLfkcV?si=q7HVVJYtTeGPdOmyAF23pQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button stitcher-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/the-future-car-a-siemens-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button tunein-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Technology-Podcasts\/The-Future-Car-p1154372\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>\n        <a class=\"button rss-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.acast.com\/public\/shows\/5b8f27f063486ec51f8f28e4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Preferred-02_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-3-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Preferred-02_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-3-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Preferred-02_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-3-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Preferred-02_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-3-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Preferred-02_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-3-900x470.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Preferred-02_Siemens_Graphic_LinkedIn-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><code><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-gray-dark-color\">Will F1 ever go electric?<\/mark><\/strong><\/code><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formula One is evolving to remain relevant and interesting in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A unique age where if it isn\u2019t green enough, it can get \u2018canceled\u2019, and if it doesn\u2019t trend on social media, it doesn\u2019t matter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This evolution involves making decisions affecting how the engine is designed as well as transforming the sport\u2019s interaction with the fans. F1, like any other successful business, is implementing these changes one step at a time and learning as it goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, the second part of two, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-bernardon-922442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Bernardon<\/a> interviews Bob Bell, Strategic Advisor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinecars.com\/en\/formula-1\/the-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BWT Alpine F1<\/a> team. He\u2019s been in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formula One<\/a> racing for 36 years and has won several championships with different teams. Today, he\u2019ll walk us through the changes that he expects the sport to make in the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"podcast-infonotes\">\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingOne\">\n      <span class=\"mb-0\">\n        <button class=\"btn btn-link collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapseOne\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseOne\">\n          Expand Show Notes        <\/button>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"collapseOne\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingOne\" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><b>What You\u2019ll Learn in this Episode:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes in the engine that we can expect in the near future (01:51)<\/li>\n<li>The differences between Formula One and Formula E (03:27)<\/li>\n<li>The impact of increased focus on social media and off-the-track stories (06:30)<\/li>\n<li>The importance of a Drag Reduction System (DRS) (07:34)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Connect with Bob:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpinecars.com\/en\/formula-1\/the-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formula One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Connect with Ed Bernardon:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-bernardon-922442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/resource\/future-car-whitepaper\/87745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Car: Driving a Lifestyle Revolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/new.siemens.com\/global\/en\/company\/stories\/industry\/autonomous-and-connected-vehicles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motorsports is speeding the way to safer urban mobility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class=\"card\">\n        <div class=\"card-header\" id=\"headingTwo\">\n        <span class=\"mb-0\">\n            <button class=\"btn btn-link collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapseTwo\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseTwo\">Expand Transcript<\/button>\n        <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"collapseTwo\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingTwo\" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n            <div class=\"card-body\"><p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Formula One has a global presence and appeals to its many fans through the roar of engines, fierce competition, and the ever-evolving cutting-edge technology. But what really drives the perceptions of the sport, and is racing still a technology leader especially when it comes to sustainability? Big changes are underway to keep racing relevant for society, and when it comes to Formula One how might the series evolve in the years to come as pressure mounts to both maintain technical leadership while improving sustainability?<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Welcome to the Future Car podcast. I\u2019m your host Ed Bernardon, the VP of Automotive Strategy at Siemens Digital Industry Software. Today, we\u2019re back for Part 2 of my interview with Bob Bell here in the midlands of England, the home of the Alpine Formula One team.\u00a0 As strategic advisor for the team and with 36 years of experience in Formula One, Bob has the perspective to discuss the future of F1 and the ways in which regulations and eco-friendly demands impact design of Formula One cars.<\/p>\n<p>Bob and I explore how implementations of the new rules, new technology, and the so-called \u201coutside the racetrack forces\u201d such as the Drive to Survive series will impact the future of Formula One and its fanbase. Might there be a merger in store for Formula One and Formula E? Hear about this and more on Part 2 with Bob Bell.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Great overview of the \u201922 rules. But every four years, a new set of rules. You\u2019ve got \u201926 and 30. What\u2019s going to happen in the next set of rule changes, you think?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Well, as far as I know, these things are always subject to change in this world. The next major change will be a new set of engine regulations for 2026. So we\u2019ve just done the chassis, this year, 2022. The next upgrade will be engines. The current philosophy for that is a different distribution of internal combustion engine generated power versus electric power. So I think we\u2019ll see the balance move towards sort of 50-50 \u2014 50% electric 50% internal combustion engine. And simplify the engines as well. Perhaps remove one of the energy harvesting devices, possibly the one that\u2019s attached to the turbocharger to reduce costs, make the engine simpler and more attractive to other engine manufacturers. And you\u2019ll also see continued and further use of biofuel content that I\u2019m sure will grow. So yeah, I think that that\u2019s a quite sensible step. When you look out beyond that, to 2030, then I think it opens the doors, potentially, for other sources of chemical energy, like hydrogen or whatever. There was some talk about it as early as 2026 but I think the realization was that it was a little bit too soon. But 2030, that all opens up, and I would expect to see that being explored quite heavily. Chassis wise, I\u2019m not sure. I suspect nobody will really want to decide until we\u2019ve seen over the course of a season how these cars have run. I think we\u2019ll learn a lot from that and we\u2019ll be able to better assess what we need to do to them for the next tranche of upgrades.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>So 2030, maybe it\u2019s all electric, maybe it\u2019s hydrogen power. Formula E has been out there for a while. They just showed a new car, a new concept in Monaco. Do you think Formula One and Formula E might merge in some way or become more closely related?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Yeah, it\u2019s a really tricky one. Because Formula E is a one-make series. You know, everybody races the same car. There is stuff you can do with the power unit, but the chassis and so on, it\u2019s all the exact same way. Whereas Formula One, despite the regulations that we now have in 2022, is still a constructor championship where you design and make your own car. That\u2019s probably a bigger difference between the Formula E and Formula One than the fact that Formula E is pure electric. As for the future, I think there is certainly a time to come, a space for both in the future. Would they merge? Possibly. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if that happened. But as it remains a minute, Formula One is the premier motor racing class and I expect it to remain so for a long time to come. But I think the power units in Formula One will just become more and more sustainable, and that might be they become all electric, or it might be that they continue to be hybrid with either fully sustainable fuels or with hydrogen or whatever.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Maybe one way to go would be to take the advanced electric powertrain in Formula E and say, \u201cHey, take this powertrain and leave the freedom of design for the chassis.\u201d It might be an easy path.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Yeah, that\u2019s one option. I think it\u2019s fair to say that I suspect that at the minute, nobody really knows how that\u2019s gonna play out, because the other thing is there are always big commercial forces in these decisions.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>It\u2019s not always just about the technology.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>It\u2019s not always. In fact, it usually isn\u2019t just about the technology.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Speaking of that, what about the Die Hard fan? I remember, a few years back, we used to have those screeching F1 Motors \u2014 oh, these new motors. F1 is ruined, it doesn\u2019t sound the same. What\u2019s going to happen to them? The Die Hard fan has been around forever, loves the roar of the internal combustion engine. Hydrogen batteries? Oh, come on.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Well, hydrogen still makes pretty big bang when you set it off. But aside from that, the Die Hard fans will eventually die out, because they\u2019re being replaced by younger followers of the sport. And in my experience, increasingly, the younger generation of followers of Formula One or just people who are interested in cars generally, are completely accepting of the fact that it\u2019s all going to get a lot quieter, and it\u2019s going to be a different world. And so, I think that it will just happen naturally. You know, the real Die Hard guys will eventually grow old and pass on. They\u2019ll be replaced by people who don\u2019t worry about that. I don\u2019t see it as a problem, honestly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Well, you know, everyone likes social media. Everyone likes to watch Drive to Survive if you\u2019re an F1 fan. So there\u2019s an off-track element to a lot of this. How do you see that changing and growing?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Well, it\u2019s definitely going to grow. It\u2019s very fair to say that one of the great things that Liberty has brought to the sport is this growth of building the sports\u2019 image and following outside of the race track \u2014 as you say, things like Drive to Survive and increased social media. And that really has brought a whole new audience to Formula One, particularly again, the younger generation who wouldn\u2019t have given Formula One a second thought, but now they see the people behind the stories and the human conflict on and off the track. It suddenly really awakened a whole new watching and following public, which is absolutely fantastic.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>You can vote for your favorite driver in a race.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Vote for your favorite driver, yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Have you voted for a favorite driver?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>No, never. I wouldn\u2019t, on principle.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>You\u2019re not gonna put a vote in for Alonso?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I\u2019m completely agnostic about drivers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>So a lot of what was done in \u201922 was to make things more competitive. As you look to these next set of regulations, certainly there\u2019s a sustainability aspect we\u2019ve been talking about. But what do you think is going to be done to make it more competitive? What would you do? What do you think could be done to take the next steps that the \u201922 car has done?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Well, the first thing I\u2019d say is \u2014 and this is kind of the way we usually do things in Formula One \u2014 I\u2019d take my time and look at it properly, I wouldn\u2019t just jump in with a shoot from the hip.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Do you think they jumped in a little bit too fast on the \u201922?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I\u2019m not suggesting that in this instance. Actually, I think this one was reasonably well handled. But we do have a habit in this business of knee-jerk reactions to perceived opinion. What I would say is that I think we need to give these regulations a chance, at least to the end of this year to see what it genuinely has done. Look at the statistics, do the analytics and decide whether or not they have worked. There is a mechanism, of course, on these cars, which we haven\u2019t talked about, which is the DRS system, this Drag Reduction System that the drivers can use within a second of the car in front, which enables them to overtake more easily. We can adjust that, we can decide how often it\u2019s deployed, how powerful it is, all of these things. So we have a tuning dial for allowing cars to overtake more easily. We can adjust that fairly readily. So I would urge, let\u2019s see what happens this year. What we don\u2019t want to do is we don\u2019t want to go too far, particularly with something like the DRS system where overtaking becomes artificial. It\u2019s just too easy. All you\u2019ve got to do is get behind someone and you\u2019re gonna overtake them. Well, is that racing? I\u2019m not sure it is. I think you\u2019ve got to work for it. So, I think we need to just be careful. So I would urge, let\u2019s see what happens this year, how it\u2019s perceived, what the results are, and then decide.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>You know, one of the things that has made qualifying more exciting, I think is the sprint qualifying. It\u2019s like a little mini race. What would you think about in the sprint qualifying that you shake it up a little bit and put the fastest guy in the back?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>You could do it. I mean, these sorts of things, I mean, stuff like that has been talked about for years, along with things like wetting the track, because we always get great racing when the track\u2019s wet. So why don\u2019t we wet the track?<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Rain racing without rain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Yeah. So, you know, there are all sorts of artificial measures to do that and doing reverse grades is, of course, one of them. I\u2019m always a little bit hesitant of these artificial measures. I think this is all about performance. It\u2019s all about rewarding the best. And you gotta be careful you don\u2019t take that too far. You level the playing field too much. It just becomes a lottery.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Performance and awarding who does the best. That\u2019s Formula One. Right? Bob, thank you so much for taking us through what\u2019s happened with the \u201922 rules, a little look at the future, and we definitely gonna plan on having you back here in \u201926 and \u201930 to see if your predictions come true. Is that a promise? Will you join us?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>As long as I\u2019m still on this planet, I\u2019ll come along. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Thank you so much, Bob. Some quick questions about Formula One. Are you ready? What percent of being fast is the driver versus the car?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>50-50.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>50-50? How much has driver input helped with the design of the car?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>The driver needs to be a really reliable sensor. So he needs to tell you what\u2019s wrong with the car, not how to fix it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Favorite and least favorite track.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I guess my favorite track is Spa. Beautiful setting, long historic, half of it is usually wet naturally, which I love. Least favorite track, I don\u2019t know, maybe, Magny-Cours, somewhere like that. Narrow, not easy to overtake. Hotels are no use.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>You don\u2019t get the yachts\u2026 You don\u2019t get the nobility to pass in Monaco, but at least you have yachts there to make up for it. Right? Who designs the tracks? Does F1 have an input when tracks are designed?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>The FIA have a big input. They sanction all the circuits and they have favorite architects that they use for new circuits. So yes, there are bespoke architectural firms who design them in liaison with the FIA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>How do you feel about F1 leaving some of the classic tracks in Europe for some of these streets circuits like, you know, in Miami or in Middle East?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Well, there are two angles to that. You know, we\u2019ve all got to get paid. And if the new tracks are paying, and the old tracks aren\u2019t, well, then we have to go to the new ones. If you ask me as a purist where I\u2019d rather be, I\u2019d rather be racing at the historic circuits.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Like Silverstone, which isn\u2019t too far from here.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Yeah. But Silverstone is a great track because not only does it pay its way, but it\u2019s a beautiful track to race and fantastic fans.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>If you could change one thing in F1, instantly \u2014 it can be as unrealistic as you want it to be \u2014 to make things more exciting, to make things different, what would it be? What change would you make?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I would tear up the rulebook and the only rule is must fit within a box. It\u2019s that long, and that wide. Do what you like.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>That\u2019s a simple rulebook, isn\u2019t it? I mean, we could write it right here, if we wanted to.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Couldn\u2019t be simpler than that. And it\u2019s that easy to please.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>What do you think about the controversial ending last year in 2021, in Abu Dhabi, between Louis and Max?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Do you want an honest answer? I\u2019m sick to death of hearing about it? Because everybody asks you that question. No, it\u2019s racing. It\u2019s full of controversy. It gets people talking about the sport. It\u2019s great.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>All news gets your attention. There you go. How do you compare Formula One and Indy? What does IndyCar do better? What does Formula One do better? What could they learn from each other?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Well, obviously, Indy has a far smaller global presence. It has some great racing and some great drivers. It really does. But it doesn\u2019t obviously have the global reach. It doesn\u2019t have the variation that Formula One does because you race on all sorts of tracks and all sorts of configurations. So I think, you know, they definitely have things that one can learn from one another. And, of course, we tried when we used to race in Indianapolis on half of the overall track.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Yeah, I went to a few of those races.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I\u2019m not sure that was a great trial. But no, I think technically, I don\u2019t know. There\u2019s an awful lot of crossover, but I suspect that some commercial lessons could be learned from both sides.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Have you been to the Indianapolis 500?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>No, no.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Would you like to go sometime?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I\u2019m going to spend a year when I finally got the time to do it and do all the big races, do them all \u2014 do Indianapolis, and some quirky stuff like Pikes Peak.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>What\u2019s the most exciting race you\u2019ve ever been at?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>The famous race at Imola, I think it was, where Fernando kept Michael behind him for the last whatever it was 10 laps in the race.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Let\u2019s finish off with some personal questions. What was the first car you ever bought around?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>A Ford Capri?<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Did you pass your driver\u2019s test on the first try?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bo Bell: <\/b>Yes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Autonomous cars \u2014 they\u2019re going to create what\u2019s known as a living room on wheels. You\u2019re not driving, so you\u2019ll be able to do whatever you want. So imagine you\u2019re taking a five-hour trip. Liverpool to London or a long trip. What would you want in your living room on wheels?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>No internet connection. One thing I love about long-haul flights is you get on, you sit in your seat, they keep playing with food and drink, and nobody bothers you from the outside world. I hate now the fact that you\u2019ve got an internet connection.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>And what would you do when you have\u2026 The internet\u2019s gone, what are you going to do in that living room on wheels?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Listen to music, read, keep half an eye out because I\u2019m a traditionalist, and I don\u2019t trust everything I\u2019m told about technology.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Make sure that autonomous car works. If you could have anyone alive today or that\u2019s ever been alive with you for that five-hour ride, who would you pick?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Richard Feynman, the famous American physicist.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Really?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Absolute genius and one of the world\u2019s greatest educators and just a fun guy. He used to spend his time picking safes, playing the bongos.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>What question would you ask him?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Why did he have to die so young?<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Greatest talent you have not related to anything you do at work.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Avoiding other people.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>What do you wish you were better at?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Playing the piano or the violin. I should qualify that I can\u2019t play either at all.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>It would be easy to improve, then.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>It would be 100% gain very quickly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>What do you wish you understood better?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Quantum mechanics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>A lot to understand there, that\u2019s for sure. If you could have the answer to any question, what would it be?<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>What is the basis of consciousness?<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Very good. Very good. If you could uninvent one thing, what would it be? It\u2019s probably the internet based on what you said before.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>It\u2019s not quite an invention, but if I could find a way of uninventing adverts on TV, on the internet, on the radio, I would definitely do that.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>I think a lot of people would agree with that. You could invent anything. You\u2019ve got that genie bottle. Poof, there it is.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>Anti-gravity machine.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Tell us something about yourself that your friends and family don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>I like classical organ music.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ed Bernardon: <\/b>Classical organ music. Well, there you have it. An inside look at Bob Bell. Thank you so much, Bob, for joining us today.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bob Bell: <\/b>It\u2019s been a pleasure.<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- end #collapseTwo -->\n    <\/div><!-- end .card -->\n    <\/div><!-- end #accordion -->\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/06\/Bob-Bell-Logo-Head-shot.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Bell, Alpine Racing Strategic Advisor\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Bob Bell, Alpine Racing Strategic Advisor<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Over the course of his career, Bob has worked in a technical or managerial role that has helped secure nine Constructors\u2019 Championships and 10 Drivers\u2019 Championships. He graduated from Queen\u2019s University Belfast with a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering in 1982 he then worked with McLaren International as Head of Aerodynamics, Research and Development. He then moved to Benetton Formula One as Senior Aerodynamicist, Jordan Grand Prix as Head of Vehicle Technology, Renault F1 Technical and Managing Director roles, before joining Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd as Technical Director from 2011 to 2014. Bob joined Renault Sport Racing in 2016 as Chief Technical Officer, overseeing the outputs of both the Viry and Enstone sites to provide a strategic approach to their endeavours. Bob is currently Alpine Racing Strategic Advisor.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-last bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stage.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/01\/bio-pic-eb-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Intiatives - Host\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Intiatives &#8211; Host<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Ed is currently VP Strategic Automotive Initiatives at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Responsibilities include strategic planning in areas of design of autonomous\/connected vehicles, lightweight automotive structures and interiors. He is also responsible for Future Car thought leadership including hosting the Future Car Podcast and development of cross divisional projects. Previously a founding member of VISTAGY that developed light-weight structure and automotive interior design software acquired by Siemens in 2011.\u00a0 Ed holds an M.S.M.E. from MIT, B.S.M.E. from Purdue, and MBA from Butler.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-bernardon-922442\/  \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Ed Bernardon Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>If you like this Podcast, you might also like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/anatomy-of-the-new-formula-one-race-car-with-bob-bell-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anatomy of the new Formula One Car with Bob Bell- Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/carlo-mondavis-autonomous-electric-tractors-for-sustainable-affordable-farming-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlo Mondavi\u2019s Autonomous Electric Tractors for Sustainable, Affordable Farming &#8211; Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/the-future-car\/the-next-leap-for-electric-vehicles-with-will-graylin-indigo-technologies-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Next Leap for Electric Vehicles with Will Graylin, Indigo Technologies \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens to die hard fans that love roar of engines if F1 goes electric? 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