I will correct myself: an apprentice engineering view on stuff happening around him.PlatinumZealot wrote:Rosberg does not have an engineering degree though. He was only accepted into Imperial College but he didn't take up the offer. He continued racing instead. There is no way you can properly complete a three or four year degree in engineering and have time to race as much as he did. He could probably extend the degree to five or six years and even then it would be still be tough to make it to classes and do all those labs and mid-terms. No way.Jolle wrote:
Maybe a little. Normally the drivers, especially if its clear that they are going to jump teams are far from the actual numbers and details. There was an interesting interview with Damon Hill about his last year at Williams, they just shut him out on the '97 car. I assume that a Ferrari tech knows more about the W07 then Hamilton. Rosberg could be a odd one out because of his engineering degree but for the rest it's more or less "arrive and drive". The drivers with the most details in their head will be the sim drivers/test drivers. Vergne at Ferrari for instance. They work with the design team, drivers only (for the most part) the racing team.
But I really think, if you want data from a team trough a driver, take the one that works with the engineers in the sim/factory.
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