Interview with Dr. Kathryn Richards from Mercedes AMG Petronas and Dare To Be Different

By:  October 14, 2017 Categories: 

I’ve been writing for Virtual Racing School since the summer of 2016, and the fifty articles I wrote have covered many areas of simracing, namely concentration and ergonomics, vehicle dynamics and race preparation. But today’s article I find most honourable, because it covers culture in a way that’s much bigger than just simracing. I interviewed Dr. Kathryn Richards, who’s wind tunnel technician of the Mercedes AMG Petronas team, which has won six Formula One titles (and two more coming this year). She’s also a Dare To Be Different ambassador, who’s cause I fully support.

https://virtualracingschool.com/academy/further-reading/stories/kathryn-richards-women-simracing/

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