OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
“ One of the most important things of course , because it is the top of the pyramid , is that if you want to develop a bike , it ’ s the rider ,” watching him . Just being involved in that sort of mega team .” It is no exaggeration to say Phil has worked almost everywhere from BSB to MotoGP™ over the years , in a multitude of teams and has even moved back and forwards from Crew Chief to Mechanic to Crew Chief again . Painful for some people ’ s self-image , if they got forced into no longer being a Crew Chief , but for Phil the quality of the next job was the motivation , not the job title . Nowadays , that job title is Crew Chief for Razgatlioglu , who insisted that Phil go with him from Kawasaki Puccetti to Pata Yamaha , as he understood Toprak so well . Marron follows his own workplace philosophy inside the garage . The rest of the tech Crew could - and sometimes should - also speak with the rider in debriefs and meetings . For some other Crew Chiefs it all goes through them first . “ When I worked with other electronic engineers , in other teams , they wanted to go through me . That was fine . But it took time . So everyone I sit beside now , I say , ‘ you speak directly to the rider . I ’ m beside you . I can listen . If you ’ ve got a question , you ask the rider . You don ’ t have to tip-toe around me .’ I prefer to shorten the process . The clock is ticking , so it needs to be fast .” And that last statement about being fast is the essence of what good Crew Chiefs finally should be doing . Guiding and organising all the talents on , or working on , the bike to help the overall package be the fastest on track , from Friday practice to Sunday afternoon ’ s top podium step
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