Frank Dernie - the Car is the Star

Frank Dernie spent 33 years in Formula One with Hesketh, Williams, Benetton, Ligier, Arrows and Toyota in leading engineering positions.

He was behind some of the key innovations particularly during his time with Williams, e.g. optimising aerodynamics in a wind tunnel, active suspension or the use of CFD.

In this extensive portrait Frank talks about his time and experiences in racing covering his key innovations, how Formula One was during its most creative period, working with Patrick Head, hiring Paddy Lowe, creating the dominating Williams active car and why Benetton did not cheat during the 1994 season and what made Brawn GP really win the 2009 championship.