In the Lotus Garage for Friday Practice Lotus F1 Sponsor Burn Energy Drink, part of the Coca Cola family extended an invitation to me to experience Free Practice us account manager. While she briefed me on the rules and handed me my headset, we chatted about her role and what she does on a typical GP weekend. Fascinating stuff. Being able to listen in with my headset to conversations between engineers and drivers was special.  What was immediately apparent however was how challenging it was to understand the messages.  They weren’t so much cryptic as they were short.  I honestly expected the audio quality to be a little better too.  After a while though, I had sharpened my listening...
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