Maylander can also be complemented by a workforce of 4 engineers at observe, plus an extra workforce working remotely, with the German spending virtually as a lot time engaged on his Vantage’s set-up because the racing drivers that he’s on the observe to guard – and for good purpose, as he explains…
“You begin like in a correct first apply session of a race weekend – you begin to really feel the automotive, to arrange your automotive,” says Maylander, whose on-track weekend begins with Thursday’s high-speed observe checks.
“That is what we’re doing on a Thursday, tyre pressures, these type of issues. And totally on a Thursday, the grip stage shouldn’t be as excessive as on a Friday or Saturday and even on a Sunday. So you need to arrange your automotive a little bit bit to deliver the automotive in the appropriate stability, to have a great, good feeling contained in the automotive.
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“After which for certain you are going step-by-step on a better stage – as a result of to drive on a better stage needs to be executed in a straightforward means, so you may nonetheless be targeted on what is going on on round you. That is what you want as nicely in a race, to have a great feeling, to not really feel uncomfortable within the automotive. So you need to be comfy after which you may even be extra targeted on what you need to do in your Security Automotive job. That is essential.”
Childishly (and sheepishly) I can’t assist however ask Maylander if attending to drive the Security Automotive is, nicely, enjoyable – no less than within the much less high-stakes moments. Bernd laughs loudly and replies merely “completely!” earlier than including: “However for certain, yet one more essential factor is to not drive over the bounds, as a result of your restrict needs to be at all times beneath one hundred pc, since you’re successful nothing – simply do your job pretty much as good as potential and nonetheless get pleasure from it.”
