Ah, the thrill of the race. There's almost nothing as terrifying, yet at the same time soexhilarating, as speeding towards a tight corner at a couple of hundred kilometres an hour, only to break hard and turn hard, lining up the next straight in order to put the pedal to the metal once again. For this sport, high performance fuel is literally its lifeblood, and today we spoke to one of itslife-givers, Shell technology manager Cara Tredget.
UPDATE: Thanks everyone who tuned in, it was great having you with us! Thanks to Shell for letting us shoot at their Melbourne HQ and for donating the services of Cara Tredget, and thanks to Pine Fresh for their production and streaming work.
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With the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne this weekend, we're going to be hosting a chat with Cara, who's made the trip from the UK for this weekend, live from Shell HQ. We'll be talking to her about what it's like being a chief fuel scientist working with Ferrari's F1 team, the science of high performance fuel, and the future of racing. But we know that we're only going to skim the surface - we need you guys to bring the questions that will scratch that deeper itch you have to know more about racing tech.
We'll host the webcast here at 4:30 pm. You can either ask questions in our comments thread here, or you can let us know on our Twitter feed or on Facebook. We'll read as many of these questions as we can live on the stream so you can get the answers you want to hear.
We also have 10 $50 dollar Shell fuel vouchers to give away. Tune in to our live stream, and be ready to answer a secret question once the 'cast is over. First in, best dressed!
