Jody Egginton: a journey to AlphaTauri tech boss

<div>Before he started, as he puts it, ‘playing with racing cars’, Jody Egginton trained as a schoolteacher. His love of motorsport led him to Formula 1, and he worked his way up from Tyrell during the early years of computer-aided design (CAD) to Technical Director at AlphaTauri today. Along the way he helped Force India achieve a stunning result in 2009, fought to keep the brand-new Caterham team afloat in the 2010s and worked with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz at the very start of their F1 careers. He’s now driving AlphaTauri’s car development, pushing a team of engineers flat out to give Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda a car which can challenge for 5th in the F1 Constructors’ Championship. Jody tells Tom Clarkson about his approach to learning, communication, problem-solving and leadership, and shares advice for aspiring F1 engineers.</div> <br> <div>Related episodes from the Beyond The Grid archive</div> <br> <div><a href="https://podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid/episode/ae36c07bd10f436e22efc31e4a6426a055a49915">Pierre Gasly</a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid/episode/db9d78882f9c7c1949817a23659d4cb6a2768fb9">Yuki Tsunoda</a> </div> <br> <div><a href="https://podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid/episode/bbb68284013b6efe2e89e4479eed20ba056ef78c">Franz Tost, AlphaTauri Team Principal</a></div> <br> <div><a href="https://podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid/episode/1450985129156bf7ebc9e6c65e39d87ae7446287">James Key, McLaren’s Technical Director</a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://podfollow.com/f1-beyond-the-grid/episode/9374b8e140e2465cdd4675fb4822d8a72e76065e">John Barnard, legendary F1 technical genius</a><br> <br> <br> This episode is sponsored by: <br> <br> Calm: go to <a href="http://calm.com/grid">calm.com/grid</a> for 40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library<br> <br> Hello Fresh: visit <a href="http://hellofresh.com/grid16">hellofresh.com/grid16</a> and use code grid16 for up to 16 free<br> meals AND 3 free gifts<br> <br> Babbel: go to <a href="http://babbel.com/pla