What’s new in the 2018 motorsport jobs market ?

With the new 2018 F1 cars now running in Barcelona, the sport entering its second year of new ownership and the era of cockpit head protection being rushed in, there is plenty of change in the air at the top of end professional motorsport. What is new for motorsport recruitment...

“There are never any jobs in F1 for inexperienced people” – total nonsense!

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...

Apprenticeships at Mercedes F1 Team

Apprenticeships are making something of a comeback in manufacturing and offer fantastic opportunities to learn a trade and skills set whilst earning and completing college studies in your chosen area. Mercedes AMG F1 team are currently advertising for 4 different type of apprenticeships in manufacturing, each offering the chance to...

Student placement opportunities at Toro Rosso

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...

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...

Would you expect to find a Formula 1 work placement in a place like this ?

Formula 1 is all about competition. Life is all about competition. As we all know, opportunities in F1 are limited and there are more of you out there than there are vacancies on the grid. Winning is all about being more inventive, being more determined and finding opportunity where others...

Cold, wet, muddy and on the way to F1

This weekend see one of the highlights of the British and worldwide motorsport calendar. The final round of World Rally Championship or WRC starts on Friday near Llandudno in Wales. The championship might already be wrapped up this year by Sebastien Ogier but there is almost guaranteed action in the...

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...

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...

Where to look for a job in F1

Finding a job in Formula 1 is what jobinf1.com is all about but most of my posts so far have been about preparing for and building up the experience to be ready to work in F1. If you feel you are already ready though, where is it best to look...