regale? wtf I had to look that up
The FIA sets up two scrutineers per team to be their eyes and ears. Then there are six to run the scales and tech garage. I was one of two "rovers" meaning I'm not assigned to any team or scales and instead float around to wherever there is action or to relieve whomever needs a break. I happened to be in the right place at the right time for a bit of drama too: while I was in the Manor garage watching over Wehrlein's car, it started spewing fuel out of one of the dry breaks. This was an hour before race cars go to grid, so the guys really had to scramble to figure it out and fix it. Three hours before cars on grid, Grosean's car had no floor, no front brakes, no rear suspension, and no bodywork. Watching those guys get everything together was cool. Also way cool was watching the F1 Historics race from within the Ferrari garage while chatting with a few of their mechanics. Since I get total access up and down the pit lane I decided to watch the start from pit wall right next to Nico. Then I wandered up and down pit lane based on cars pitting so I could watch the stops up close. The weekend ends with all cars going to tech where we weigh them and run a series of measurement pass/no pass tests using templates. All the cars are put on a block with casters so we can push them around. The FIA really cracked down on cameras this year so I didn't take the risk of losing this gig and only took one picture all weekend after we'd finished post race tech...all the cars neatly parked.
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