Understanding the motorsport industry, how it works and where opportunities lie is the key to working towards Formula 1. Advice and guidance on where to find openings in the industry and open the door to your career.
This week sees the first major event of the 2017 UK motorsport season and it could be a fantastic place to make inroads into your future motorsport career. The Autosport International show is an annual event taking place at the NEC where the motorsport community comes together to collaborate, communication and celebrate all things motorsport. […]
As regular readers of my blog will know, I spend much of my energy convincing people that the best way of getting a job in Formula 1 is to look as far away from the F1 teams as you possibly can. It might sound counterintuitive but this is exactly the point. The further you can […]
A short post today just to keep you up to date with a good opportunity to see a Formula 1 car in action for free this season. Renault F1 have announced that they will be running a RS16 F1 car for a filming day at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit this Friday 6th May. Fans […]
I get a lot of comments and emails from people asking advice for how to get a job in F1. One recurring complaint that I hear is that there are never any jobs available that don’t require experience. It leaves young and inexperienced people forever on the outside and gives the impression that Formula 1 […]
Although the focus of this website is on engineering and mechanical roles, I know that a lot of my readers aim to work in other roles within the sport. Marketing is one of the most popular of those and this week a great opportunity for marketing graduates has arisen at Williams F1. This role is […]
Toro Rosso have become the latest team to release details of their 2016 student placement scheme and there are several places up for grabs. Toro Rosso are very much a multi-national team with the factory being based in Italy, the owners being from Austria and the wind tunnel and aerodynamicists being based in the United […]
Formula 1 is never far from controversy and more often than not, the stories that circulate off the track are as engaging as any racing that takes place on it. With such enormous sums of money being involved and the reputation and public image of large corporations being leveraged on the conduct of relatively small […]
The history, magic and mystique of Scuderia Ferrari is one of the greatest legends in motorsport. The passion of the tifosi and the bravery of the many incredible drivers who have taken the wheel of Ferrari F1 cars make this the most special and highly revered team in Formula 1. In this series of posts […]
Formula 1 is the ultimate target for nearly all of you I should imagine. If not Formula 1, then you are likely to be striving to reach another pinnacle of motorsport whether that be Le Mans, World Rally Championship or NASCAR. The eternal problem for those in your position is how to get from where […]
When it comes to work experience, much of the focus of this blog is concentrated around university students as this is where the majority of work placements in motorsport are targeted. However, as we saw with my recent post about NatSKA cooperating with Force India F1 to provide one of their students with a placement, […]