ISLAND OF THE ENGINEERS

Alex Chan, Alfa Romeo race engineer on Valtteri Bottas’ car, takes us through the team’s setup in the middle of the garage at every grand prix

INTERVIEW OLEG KARPOV

1 “This is what we call ‘Isola’, it’s an Italian word for ‘island’ – because it’s a standing desk for the engineers in the middle of the garage.” 2 “On the right-hand side you see here Jörn Becker, Zhou Guanyu’s race engineer. My desk is on the opposite side of the garage, and we’re always in these positions during practice sessions and qualifying. From here we have a direct line of sight to the driver in the car. Then, obviously – depending on setup, since every pit complex is a bit different – we might also be able to see out into the pitlane and the pitstop position. It’s simply the best view of seeing what’s happening in the garage and on the car.” 3 “Each of us here has a screen…

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GP Racing UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2023

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