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Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month.  Podcaster: Deepanraj Ganesan Produced by podca 
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Two Singaporeans share their experiences working for Red Bull racing.

Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month. 

The 2024 Singapore Grand Prix returns on Sept 22 when fans here witness exhilarating action over 62 laps of the 4.94-kilometre Marina Bay Street Circuit. And while the title race between Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris heats up on track, The Straits Times’ Hard Tackle revs up for the race weekend by learning more about what happens behind the scenes at a F1 team. 

In this episode, sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan is joined by Singaporeans Charis Chua and Heng Yi-Hsin, students from Nanyang Technological University who look back on their 2½-month stint with Red Bull Racing and look ahead to the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.  

Highlights (click/tap above):

5:30 Finding out about winning the internship challenge to work for Red Bull Racing  

7:45 What Yi-Hsin and Chua did during their stints with RB 

11:25 Why Formula 1 is more than just about fast cars and the famous drivers 

13:30 The standout moments from the internship with RB 

18:30 Looking ahead to 2024 Singapore Grand Prix

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Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg) and Amirul Karim

Edited by: Amirul Karim 

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