From Hypercars to Racing Boats to Skateparks in the Sky - Red Bull Advanced Technologies Does It All - Part 1

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast

Start your engines because we’re back with our first episode of the year! Today, we’re talking motorsports. More specifically, innovation derived from motorsports. And who better than the Technical Director at Red Bull Advanced Technologies (or RBAT), Rob Gray, to have this conversation with?

In this Part 1 Future Car episode, host Ed Bernardon and Rob discuss his 20+ years of experience at Red Bull, RBAT’s first hypercar project (How will it compare to F1 cars? How will design balance with creativity? What lessons learned are helping with the manufacturing process?), and RBAT’s foray into racing on water! Listen in to hear more…

Some Questions Asked

• What is it exactly that RBAT does? (3:16)
• How do you compare all those years working in Formula 1 to what you do now? (6:25)
• What do you think were some of the biggest technological developments in Formula 1 [during your time at F1]? (9:51)
• Did you learn anything about an F1 technology that you brought into an on-track car that you think could make an on-road car? (20:56)
• What types of technologies from Formula 1 can you apply to a racing sailboat? (29:10)

In This Episode You Will Learn

• How Red Bull Racing influences RBAT (4:57)
• What Rob enjoys the most out of everything he does (7:18)
• How the performance of RBAT’S new hypercar, the RB17, will compare to an F1 car (17:08)
• How the safety of the RB17 is being ensured (19:53)
• How RBAT balance design with functionality (24:24)

Connect with Rob Gray

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Connect with Ed Bernardon:

• LinkedIn
• Future Car: Driving a Lifestyle Revolution
• Motorsports is speeding the way to safer urban mobility
• Siemens Digital Industries Software