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Chasing the Apex
by Sid Sudhir
Welcome to Chasing the Apex, a motorsport-focused podcast. My name is Sid Sudhir, and my goal is to bring you insightful conversations with the most interesting personalities in the world of motorsport. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer!
Episodes
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BMW LMDh Chief Engineer Loïc Descamps - Episode 024
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I am speaking with BMW LMDh Program Chief Engineer Loïc Descamps. Loïc began his career as an engineering intern with the W Racing Team, taking part in racing events across France and Belgium. His first full-time role involved working as…
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Porsche Penske Lead Vehicle Performance Engineer Alex Athanasiadis - Episode 023
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today, we are sitting down with Alex Athanasiadis, the Vehicle Performance Lead Engineer for the Porsche Penske WEC program. Originally from Greece, Alex started his career as a Junior Performance GT3 Engineer with Callaway Competition in...
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Former F1 Design Engineer Fabio Segalini - Episode 022
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I am sitting down with Fabio Segalini. After earning his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Parma, Fabio started his professional career with Dallara. While at Dallara, he held a multitude of different design...
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FIA Head of Technical Audit Dominic Harlow - Episode 021
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I am sitting down with motorsports engineer, Dominic Harlow. After earning a degree from Imperial College London, Dominic started his career working on rally and touring cars with the Motorsports Development firm. Dominic then joined the...
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Indy NXT Driver Josh Green - Episode 020
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex. Today I am sitting down with Indy NXT driver Josh Green. Originally from New York, Josh started his karting career in 2015, working his way through the ranks until he made his formula car debut in 2019. Since then, Josh has competed in both the...
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Motorsports Journalist Sam Smith - Episode 019
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex, today we are sitting down with motorsport journalist Sam Smith. Sam started out his career as a press officer for the FIA Sportscar Championship before spending nearly a decade as the Communications Manager with Lola Cars. Sam then transitioned...
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Arrow McLaren Team Principle Gavin Ward - Episode 018
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex, today we are sitting down Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team Principal Gavin Ward. After attending Oxford Brookes for schooling, Gavin started his career with Red Bull F1, working positions as a Tire and Trackside Control System Engineer before…
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Ferrari LMh Race Engineer Justin Taylor - Episode 017
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I’m sitting down with someone who has a long and exciting list of experiences in motorsport, Justin Taylor. Justin started out his career as a race mechanic before quickly working his way up to becoming a Data Engineer for the Audi Sport...
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IndyCar Driver Sting Ray Robb - Episode 016
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex, I’m your host Sid Sudhir and today we are sitting down with racing driver Sting Ray Robb. Sting Ray first got in a go-kart at age 5 and it wasn’t long before he was racing competitively, winning a national karting championship in 2015. This...
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IndyCar Driver Devlin DeFrancesco - Episode 015
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex, today I’m sitting down with IndyCar driver Devlin DeFrancesco. Devlin first got into a go-kart at the age of 6 and quickly became a competitive young driver, racing in several karting series in the United States, Canada, and Italy. After...
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Indy NXT & LMP2 Driver Josh Pierson - Episode 014
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex, today we are sitting down with 16-year-old racing driver Josh Pierson. Josh was first introduced to racing at just 2 years of age when his father let him have some fun with a mini-go-kart at a local track, and that interest very quickly…
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Indy NXT Driver Ernie Francis Jr - Episode 013
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex. Today I’m sitting down with Ernie Francis Jr. Ernie started his professional racing career in 2013, racing with the Breathless Racing team run by his father in the Trans Am series. With 7 consecutive series titles under his belt in the Trans Am...
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IndyCar Driver David Malukas - Episode 012
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm sitting down with rookie IndyCar driver David Malukas. In this episode we discuss David's rookie season so far, his success in Indy Lights, the story of HMD Racing, how David mentally prepares himself for a race, and so much more!…
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ELMS & WEC Driver Bent Viscaal - Episode 011
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today we are sitting down with Dutch racing driver Bent Viscaal. Bent has plenty of experience in the world of racing, starting off his career by winning multiple karting championships and finishing as vice-champion in multiple F4…
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Porsche Formula E Race Engineer Fabrice Roussel - Episode 010
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! I'm your host Sid Sudhir and today I'm sitting down with Fabrice Roussel, an engineer with a wealth of experience in both the WEC and Formula E series. We start off by discussing Fabrice's time in the WEC and why the strategic nature of the...
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Jaguar Racing Formula E Design Office Manager Patrick Coorey - Episode 009
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I am sitting down with Patrick Coorey, an engineer with a wealth of experience in touring cars, GP2, Formula 1, and Formula E! In this episode, we start off by discussing how Patrick, a native of Australia, made the bold decision to move...
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E1 Series CEO Rodi Basso - Episode 008
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm sitting down with Rodi Basso, a man with a very impressive resume. Rodi started out his career working at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center before assuming his first role in motorsport with the biggest name in the game: Ferrari. At...
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Director of Aerodynamic Development at IndyCar Tino Belli - Episode 007
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm sitting down with Tino Belli, an engineer with a wealth of experience in the IndyCar series. Tino started out his career working at March Engineering, reporting directly to the famed Adrian Newey. While at March, he worked on the…
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Sporting Director of Sauber F1 Beat Zehnder - Episode 006
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm speaking with the Sporting Director of the Alfa Romeo Sauber Formula 1 team: Beat Zehnder. Beat has been with Sauber ever since they formed their Formula 1 team back in 1993. In fact, he has traveled with the team to every single…
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IndyCar Driver Callum Ilott - Episode 005
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm sitting down with British racing driver Callum Ilott. Callum has competed in both the FIA F3 and F2 series in the past, finishing runner up to Mick Schumacher in the 2020 F2 season. He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and held...
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CEO of Radical Sportscars Joseph Anwyll - Episode 004
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm sitting down with Joseph Anwyll, a career engineer turned CEO at one of the biggest track car manufacturers in the business: Radical. In this episode, we discuss why Mr. Anwyll came to Radical in 2016, how the company has been able to...
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2017 British F3 Champion Enaam Ahmed - Episode 003
Welcome back for another installment of Chasing the Apex! Today I'm sitting down with a good friend of mine, Enaam Ahmed. While Enaam has spent most of his racing career in Europe, this past year he made a big jump by coming across the pond to compete in the IndyPro 2000 series. In this episode…
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F1 Technical Journalist Craig Scarborough - Episode 002
Welcome back to another episode of Chasing the Apex! For this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing the one and only Craig Scarborough. Craig has over 20 years of experience reporting as a technical journalist in Formula 1. He started his journalism work as a side job, but eventually made…
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Indy Pro 2000 Driver Flinn Lazier - Episode 001
Welcome to the very first episode of Chasing the Apex! For this first episode, I had the honor of interviewing IndyPro 2000 driver Flinn Lazier. I first met Flinn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and immediately could sense his strong passion for motorsport. When you find out that his father...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Chasing the Apex, a motorsport-focused podcast. My name is Sid Sudhir, and my goal is to bring you insightful conversations with the most interesting personalities in the world of motorsport. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer!
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