Simone Resta
Italian engineer
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Jul 30, 2026
Episode 6: Resilience & Recovery
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Anthony DavidsonHOST
Based on what I'm trying to get to, was it more Lando or was it really the upgrades from McLaren that gave this performance in Budapest?
Simone RestaGUEST
I mean, for sure it's a sizable update and it must have had an impact in their performance.
Simone RestaGUEST
But also, if you look at the gap between their two cars, it's significant as well.
Simone RestaGUEST
So, we have seen in general McLaren as a team that has performed well in many occasions this year, with a bit of up and down between the two drivers in terms of who is the fastest one.
Simone RestaGUEST
And we have seen some strong performance from Norris already a few times this year.
Simone RestaGUEST
And maybe he was in a very good place with the car and the setup in this condition and time management and he executed very well.
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Anthony DavidsonHOST
How do you feel about this, Simone? And what can be done to stop these small internal problems happening that are costing the team points?
Simone Resta: F1 car designer who swapped Ferrari for Mercedes
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Tom ClarksonHOST
What separates the great drivers that we've just mentioned and the good drivers?
Simone RestaGUEST
There's not just one, uh, single characteristic let's say to, to define those clusters.
Simone RestaGUEST
I suppose there are characteristics that are quite unique and make the difference.
Simone RestaGUEST
For example, when you got a car that is n- not in a happy place, uh, in term of balance, in term of characteristics, system of consistency, uh, there are drivers that can drive over the problems, and there are drivers that struggle to cope with that and just take a bit of a step back.
Simone RestaGUEST
So, this is f- for me is a characteristic of a driver, where you really see someone that can drive over the problems, can cope with the problems, and just keep extracting the maximum.
Simone RestaGUEST
Or there are drivers that, uh, for example, during a race or during, like, a quite chaotic condition, they got always the good view about, you know, the strategy, where the other cars are, what's the best strategy to follow with the tires, and so on.
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