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Teenagers talk to technology pioneers who have shaped their lives

Teenagers from around the world talk to technology pioneers who have shaped their lives.

Teenagers from the around the world talk to the technology pioneers who have shaped their lives. Each episode is introduced by seventeen year old Anna Zanelli, a budding designer from London. Young people get the chance to ask leading innovators the questions they want answered. We find out about the inspiration behind some of the most important digital inventions, what their creators needed to do to make them a reality, and hear words of wisdom from brilliant minds.

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How can you recreate the experience of driving a Formula 1 car?

Engineer Dr Caroline Hargrove tells a teenage motor racing fan how Formula 1 simulators help drivers prepare to get behind the wheel of one of the world's fastest cars.

In the late 1990s, engineer Dr Caroline Hargrove was working with the McLaren motor racing team when she developed the first Formula 1 simulator – a machine that helps racing teams design faster cars and improve performance. Sixteen-year-old motor racing fan, Marielle from Hong Kong, quizzes Caroline on her work in motor sport, how the simulator works and how drivers came to love it – eventually!
 
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