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Ep 45 with Oliver Weingarten (Former FOTA boss in Formula One)
Another inside look into the inner workings of Formula One, we previously heard from Matthew Carter, former Lotus F1 Team boss who provided us with some absolute gems, this time we hear from Oliver Weingarten, a man who was Secretary General of FOTA, the Formula One Teams Association, and he has some pearlers for you listening pleasure, including his experiences with Bernie and his involvement with the famous Concorde Agreement! He later become General Secretary in Formula E before founding his own company, LDN UTD
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