Bernie Collins on female engineers, pit wall drama and F1 secrets

This week on Who We Are Now Izzy's F1 dreams come true and the pair are joined by former head of race strategy at Aston Martin and current F1 strategy analyst Bernie Collins. Bernie tells her incredible story, from starting out at a very Derry Girls-eqsue school in Northern Ireland, working with the likes of Jensen Button and Sebastian Vettel, to bringing her engineering mind to sports broadcasting. It's an enlightening chat on why we need more engineers in the world, PLUS Izzy gets to ask all her burning F1 questions. Bernie's book How To Win a Grand Prix: From Pit Wall to Podium is available now. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go to globalplayer.com. And remember, Richard, Izzy and Dr Jim will see you this Friday for Who We Are Now's bonus episode! Have a question for the team? Email whowearenow@global.com, or join the conversation at @whowearenowpod on Instagram.

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In 2006 Richard Hammond broke his brain. The high-speed jet-powered car he was piloting crashed at 319mph… and the thing that stopped the car from rolling? That was his head. Richard’s been on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth ever since, and now, he’s on a mission to demystify and destigmatise conversations around masculinity, mental health, and the issues that affect us all, in a bid to discover who we are now. Joined by his co-pilot and grown-up daughter Izzy, they’ll dive into the worlds of mid-life crisis’, what makes a modern man, how to raise daughters, and even question what it means to be a little shorter than average... Join Richard and Izzy as they try to figure out Who We Are Now. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com