School Work experience at Williams F1

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...

What is it like to work at… Williams F1 Team ?

Williams is a name which has an enormous amount of heritage in motorsport. It is almost universally popular amongst fans of Formula 1. The team has been through times of near unrivalled success and yet it has also recently been on the brink of extinction. Williams is a team which...

Why stopping power could be the key to starting your F1 career

Working with an F1 team during your university or college course is a golden opportunity for anyone wanting to work in motorsport. The experience you get and the industry contacts that you develop can set you on your way to a long term and successful career in this sport. What...

Red Bull Racing Student Placement Deadline – 13th November 2015

If you have been following my blog for any length of time, or have read my book you will know how critical work placements can be for University students who want to break into the motorsport industry. These 12 months placements really are a golden opportunity for students during their...

Williams F1 Student Placement Deadline – 31st October 2015

If you have been following my blog for any length of time, or have read my book you will know how critical work placements can be for University students who want to break into the motorsport industry. These 12 months placements really are a golden opportunity for students during their...

What is it like to work at… Lotus F1 Team ?

Lotus is an evocative name in Formula 1, synonymous with some of the most inventive and successful Grand Prix cars ever made. Colin Chapman was a gifted inventor and team owner, producing some frighteningly fast racing cars and forging ties with some of the most talented drivers of the time....

A look inside : Graduate Design vacancy at McLaren F1

As you may have seen this week via my Twitter feed @Work_in_f1, McLaren F1 Team have been advertising for a graduate designer in their Aerodynamics group. We all know that teams do not often advertise for graduates but I think there is sometimes a belief that there are no graduate...

Friends with the Enemy

Much is made of the ruthless business-like rivalries within the F1 paddock but you should not believe everything you read. The media are often guilty of stirring up trouble in search of a good story. Has every last shred of sportsmanship in F1 really gone ? What is it like...

Career Changers – moving to F1 later in life

Much of the focus of this blog has been on school, university and making the early part of your career in motorsport. The majority of you have had a clear passion and desire to get a job in F1 from an early age and so this is the most natural...

How to get a job in F1 when you live outside Europe

I know through the many hundreds of comments that I have had on this blog that a great number of its readers live outside of Europe and that several live on the opposite side of the world. The blog is written and hosted in the UK which is considered by...