Chasing the Apex
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome 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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Episodes
Former F1 Design Engineer Fabio Segalini - Episode 022
February 04, 2024 22:05 - 1 hour - 105 MBWelcome 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 oriented roles. Fabio then became the Technical Director and Race Engineer at Durango Engineering which competed in both the F3000 and GP2 championships. After almost three years with the team, Fabi...
FIA Head of Technical Audit Dominic Harlow - Episode 021
January 28, 2024 21:52 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome 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 Williams Touring Car group, working as a Design and Race Engineer before entering F1 with the Jordan team. After a six year stint with Jordan, he then moved to the Force India team where he held role...
Indy NXT Driver Josh Green - Episode 020
January 17, 2024 16:40 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBWelcome 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 USF 2000 and Indy Pro 2000 series before moving up to the Indy NXT series with HMD in 2023. Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/chasingtheapex
Motorsports Journalist Sam Smith - Episode 019
November 20, 2023 20:23 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBWelcome 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 to a role as the Media Officer of the World Endurance Championship, while running a media company and writing the first definitive book on Formula E at the same time. Within the past few years, Sam ...
Arrow McLaren Team Principle Gavin Ward - Episode 018
November 04, 2023 21:50 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBWelcome 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 becoming a Trackside Race Engineer, working with drivers Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo, and reporting directly to Adrian Newey. Gavin then worked as an aerodynamicist for the team before moving stateside...
Ferrari LMh Race Engineer Justin Taylor - Episode 017
February 18, 2023 21:35 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBWelcome 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 LMP1 team. From there he spent almost 10 years race engineering many of Audi’s different LMP1 cars where he racked up accolades like a win and podium at Le Mans, three wins at Sebring, 1st place in t...
IndyCar Driver Sting Ray Robb - Episode 016
January 31, 2023 23:09 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBWelcome 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 helped springboard him into his car racing career, starting with the Pro Mazda series before transitioning to the Indy Pro 2000 series. He spent two years in Indy Pro with Juncos, winning the series in ...
IndyCar Driver Devlin DeFrancesco - Episode 015
January 26, 2023 22:09 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBWelcome 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 graduating from karts Devlin spent a year in the Italian and British F4 championships before coming 3rd in the 2017 Euroformula Championship and winning the Spanish F3 series. Devlin then spent time in the...
Indy NXT & LMP2 Driver Josh Pierson - Episode 014
January 11, 2023 22:14 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBWelcome 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 blossomed into a promising racing career. Josh started out his professional career with the F1600 series before spending time in the USF 2000 series with both Exclusive Autosport and Pabst Racing. In 2022 J...
Indy NXT Driver Ernie Francis Jr - Episode 013
January 08, 2023 23:30 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBWelcome 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 series, Ernie also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with MBM Motorsports in 2017 and in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in 2021. However, one of Ernie’s most significant career momen...
IndyCar Driver David Malukas - Episode 012
July 28, 2022 21:07 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWelcome 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! Make sure to give this episode a listen to learn more about David and his journey in racing. Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/chasingtheapex
ELMS & WEC Driver Bent Viscaal - Episode 011
June 08, 2022 20:39 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome 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 championships. He then continued this success in the Euro Formula and FIA F3 series before getting the call up to FIA F2 with the Trident team. After getting a couple of podiums at Monza and Jeddah in the 2021 F2...
Porsche Formula E Race Engineer Fabrice Roussel - Episode 010
April 12, 2022 15:12 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBWelcome 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 racing garnered his interest. We then move on to discuss the 24 Hours of Le Mans and why it is so important to Fabrice as a Frenchman. Then, of course, we also discuss Fabrice's time on the DS Techeetah...
Jaguar Racing Formula E Design Office Manager Patrick Coorey - Episode 009
April 04, 2022 21:50 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome 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 halfway around the world to pursue his passion for motorsport. We then go on to talk about Patrick's time in GP2 as well as his outlook on the still relatively new Formula E series and how he thinks ...
Former Ferrari F1 Engineer Rodi Basso - Episode 008
February 26, 2022 00:24 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome 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 Ferrari, he race engineered for Rubens Barichello and learned from figures like Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher. Rodi then moved to Red Bull where he race engineered for David Coulthard and report...
E1 Series CEO Rodi Basso - Episode 008
February 26, 2022 00:24 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome 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 Ferrari, he race engineered for Rubens Barichello and learned from figures like Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher. Rodi then moved to Red Bull where he race engineered for David Coulthard and report...
E1 Series CEO Engineer Rodi Basso - Episode 008
February 26, 2022 00:24 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome 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 Ferrari, he race engineered for Rubens Barichello and learned from figures like Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher. Rodi then moved to Red Bull where he race engineered for David Coulthard and report...
Director of Aerodynamic Development at IndyCar Tino Belli - Episode 007
February 18, 2022 20:58 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBWelcome 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 team's IndyCar, Formula 3000, and Road Rallying programs. He then transitioned to F1, designing the Fondmetal and Larousse cars. However, he soon returned to IndyCar, working with the team now known as A...
Sporting Director of Sauber F1 Beat Zehnder - Episode 006
January 26, 2022 23:19 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWelcome 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 Grand Prix that they've participated in. Beat started off as a mechanic, before being promoted to Chief Mechanic, Team Manager, and then finally the role he holds today. I hope you enjoy learning about t...
IndyCar Driver Callum Ilott - Episode 005
January 06, 2022 12:35 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWelcome 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 the reserve driver role for the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team in 2021. In this episode, we discuss Callum's upcoming IndyCar season, his journey through the lower formulas, and whether he still has ambi...
CEO of Radical Sportscars Joseph Anwyll - Episode 004
January 01, 2022 18:21 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWelcome 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 grow over the past few years, and the plans he has for its future. I hope you enjoy this latest installment of Chasing the Apex! Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/chasingtheapex
2017 British F3 Champion Enaam Ahmed - Episode 003
December 26, 2021 17:42 - 26 minutes - 24 MBWelcome 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, we discuss how COVID-19 made this season a logistical challenge, how Enaam had to change his racing style, and why he decided to come to the United States in the first place. I hope you enjoy our dis...
F1 Technical Journalist Craig Scarborough - Episode 002
November 01, 2021 13:19 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWelcome 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 it his career, traveling to testing days and various Grand Prix weekends around the world. I had a great time chatting with Craig, and I hope it makes for a great podcast episode, enjoy! Social Me...
Indy Pro 2000 Driver Flinn Lazier - Episode 001
October 11, 2021 05:45 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome 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 Buddy Lazier is a former Indy 500 winner, you begin to understand just how much racing means to Flinn. So sit back, and enjoy a fascinating conversation documenting Flinn's path through the ranks. S...
Flinn Lazier - Episode 001
October 11, 2021 05:45 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome 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 Buddy Lazier is a former Indy 500 winner, you begin to understand just how much racing means to Flinn. So sit back, and enjoy a fascinating conversation documenting Flinn's path through the ranks.