Speed Secrets: F1 Driver Coach Shares Insights All Racers Can Use

Features, Racing I By Ross Bentley I July 22, 2021

Rob Wilson joins Ross Bentley to share stories about coaching F1 drivers, the importance of weight transfer, why confidence matters, and the proper technique to turning a steering wheel. He also shares his “aha!” moment as a driver and a coach.

Rob Wilson is a driver coach to many current and past Formula One drivers (Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas), as well as working as an instructor with the Skip Barber school back in the day. He’s won the British Formula Ford Championship, raced in Indy Lights, IMSA prototype and GT cars, Formula 3, and NASCAR.

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