#156 Bernadette Collins: Formula One

<p>Bernadette Collins is a senior Formula One strategy engineer from Northern Ireland working with the Racing Point F1 Team.</p> <p> </p> <p>Alongside being responsible for the race strategy for both drivers, she also travels to every event in the championship — often making decisions on a lap by lap basis to win as many points for her team as possible.</p> <p> </p> <p>In today's episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>How she got interested in engineering</li> <li>The steps that led to her working in F1</li> <li>What lessons Formula One can teach us</li> <li>And the greatest challenges/successes she's experienced along the way</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>This is a great story of Bernie's journey from Fermanagh to Formula One and one with plenty of interesting stops along the way.</p> <p> </p> <p>Enjoy!</p> <p>//</p> <p>To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Bernadette (including a photo) please visit <a href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/bernadette-collins-formula-one">https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/bernadette-collins-formula-one</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.</p> <p> </p> <p>To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit <a href= "https://bestofbelfast.org/">https://bestofbelfast.org/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Cheers!</p> <p> </p> <p>— Matt </p>