Manufacturing Today Issue - 219 December 2023 | Page 16

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WATCH MORE for a closer look at our conversations with Rob and key members of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

find though is the excitement builds as we progress . It starts in design and that design then goes into manufacturing or purchasing . And then you start seeing bits of new car appearing everywhere , which gets people talking .”
He then adds : “ We make big events of the key milestones . Firing up the car , for example , is massive and then we do the first test , and we communicate very regularly with people on the program . Otherwise , it ’ s just a long slog for six months . But those wins are so worth it . We ’ re all part of something bigger , and that emotion , you just don ’ t get that anywhere else .”
From what we ’ ve heard from Rob , the Mercedes-AMG team seems geared to take on whatever hurdle comes its way in the new year . It takes a certain inner strength to get back up and dust off the losses to keep going . In closing , Rob shares that the team is really what makes this work worthwhile . Furthermore , Rob loves that the work is continually evolving , and as a result , the team
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