Whats the best uni to try and go onto engineering in formula one?
Im in a bit of a siutation where i know that when im older i want to work trackside in formula one and to do this im going to get a degree in mechanical engineering. The problem is i dont know where to go. I currently have offers from:
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
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Original post by charlie.R.12
Im in a bit of a siutation where i know that when im older i want to work trackside in formula one and to do this im going to get a degree in mechanical engineering. The problem is i dont know where to go. I currently have offers from:
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
Working in formula one is obviously competitive, generally they want very proactive people. Experience in motorsport & strong academic track record. It’ll be important to get internships or placement year.
Id also say a specialist masters in the area you wish to pursue is worth considering (MSc & PhDs are fairly common things if you go look at the job descriptions on there websites.
What university you go to generally isn’t the most important factor, it’s your experience & cv. But id say s’oton probably if i had to pick.
Original post by mnot
Working in formula one is obviously competitive, generally they want very proactive people. Experience in motorsport & strong academic track record. It’ll be important to get internships or placement year.
Id also say a specialist masters in the area you wish to pursue is worth considering (MSc & PhDs are fairly common things if you go look at the job descriptions on there websites.
What university you go to generally isn’t the most important factor, it’s your experience & cv. But id say s’oton probably if i had to pick.
Id also say a specialist masters in the area you wish to pursue is worth considering (MSc & PhDs are fairly common things if you go look at the job descriptions on there websites.
What university you go to generally isn’t the most important factor, it’s your experience & cv. But id say s’oton probably if i had to pick.
ok cheers the only real work experience i have so far is i did about 36 hous for virgin atlantic doing on th eline maintence with engineers. Would you know if that would be of any use. Im also going to look to maybe do engineering just in motorsports as general if i can as a part time job or volunteer. Would you reckon that would be worth it or a waste of time as i reckon i towuld enjoy it and hopefully it would be a good thing to have.
Original post by charlie.R.12
ok cheers the only real work experience i have so far is i did about 36 hous for virgin atlantic doing on th eline maintence with engineers. Would you know if that would be of any use. Im also going to look to maybe do engineering just in motorsports as general if i can as a part time job or volunteer. Would you reckon that would be worth it or a waste of time as i reckon i towuld enjoy it and hopefully it would be a good thing to have.
No, I meant professional responsibilities, proven track record of delivery. The type of stuff you can start to get after 2 years in university.
Considering the competitive nature of ‘getting into’ Formula 1 the academic criteria is now quite high most jobs have applicants with masters or MEng degrees and quite often or not the pool of people come from the top 10 Engineering Universities for any particular discipline; Trying searching for recent graduates on LinkedIn who are now working at each of the teams and see which uni they attended. Bristol and Southampton are Top 5 for Aero/Mech Engineering btw
most people will start off in racing. either in nascar, rally, formula 3 or formula E. NOONE gets a job in formula 1 straight away.
How many people are just like you? with the same skill set, going to a good university?
that means you need real racing experience. whilst everyone else is targeting Mercedes/redbull you should try to target formula E as much as possible in my opinion.
How many people are just like you? with the same skill set, going to a good university?
that means you need real racing experience. whilst everyone else is targeting Mercedes/redbull you should try to target formula E as much as possible in my opinion.
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Original post by charlie.R.12
Im in a bit of a siutation where i know that when im older i want to work trackside in formula one and to do this im going to get a degree in mechanical engineering. The problem is i dont know where to go. I currently have offers from:
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
Brookes and Bath are the best - they have had far more success at Formula Student than these. I would reject these and look for a place at one of these.
https://imeche.org/events/formula-student/previous-events
Brookes is a target as it had the first Motorsport Engineering degree and the content was designed by f1.
https://imeche.org/events/formula-student/previous-events
Original post by DataEng
Considering the competitive nature of ‘getting into’ Formula 1 the academic criteria is now quite high most jobs have applicants with masters or MEng degrees and quite often or not the pool of people come from the top 10 Engineering Universities for any particular discipline; Trying searching for recent graduates on LinkedIn who are now working at each of the teams and see which uni they attended. Bristol and Southampton are Top 5 for Aero/Mech Engineering btw
Brookes has the most grads in F1
Original post by charlie.R.12
Im in a bit of a siutation where i know that when im older i want to work trackside in formula one and to do this im going to get a degree in mechanical engineering. The problem is i dont know where to go. I currently have offers from:
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
manchester
southampton
birmingham
liverpool
and im waiting for bristol but will hopefully get the offer.
I was wondering if anyone could give any insight if going to anyone of these particularly will facalitate wokring in f1. I believe they all have formula student and bristol is the one i lik the look of most but has a formula e team which i dont think matters much as its still racing. Does anyone know if are btter to go to try and get into f1?
Hi @charlie.R.12,
Great to hear that you have so many offers. I am not an expert on the programmes of these other universities, but I can confirm that the Brookes Motorsport courses are very good, very popular and very competitive.
If you'd like more information on the available courses, here are links to relevant course pages. Keep in mind that you would have to use UCAS Extra if you did want to apply to Brookes at this point, which might not be ideal for you. Anyway, here are the links:
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/motorsport-engineering-beng-or-meng/
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/motorsport-technology/
Please give us a call or email in Admissions if you have further questions.
Best wishes,
Daniel
Admissions Office
Oxford Brookes University
Original post by DataEng
Considering the competitive nature of ‘getting into’ Formula 1 the academic criteria is now quite high most jobs have applicants with masters or MEng degrees and quite often or not the pool of people come from the top 10 Engineering Universities for any particular discipline; Trying searching for recent graduates on LinkedIn who are now working at each of the teams and see which uni they attended. Bristol and Southampton are Top 5 for Aero/Mech Engineering btw
Thanks a lot. Do you have any recommendations for an industrial year as I’m guessing it’s best to apply to the f1 teams however I know it will be highly competitive?
Original post by Muttley79
Brookes has the most grads in F1
Brooke’s is also very good, there was a page on the Williams website few years back that they look for those graduates from Brooke’s and Queen Mary (Belfast) university along with the other top universities
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Original post by charlie.R.12
Thanks a lot. Do you have any recommendations for an industrial year as I’m guessing it’s best to apply to the f1 teams however I know it will be highly competitive?
Have you looked at Mortorsport Engineering rather than Mech Eng - similar modules but linked to motorsport. I know placements have taken place in F1 teams and a way of getting a job
Original post by charlie.R.12
Thanks a lot. Do you have any recommendations for an industrial year as I’m guessing it’s best to apply to the f1 teams however I know it will be highly competitive?
Some teams have roles available, it really depends what you want to do in F1, most industrial placement engineers positions are design development roles, although there are few others.
Most people I know in F1 started elsewhere first and then pursued a specialist masters afterwards.
What aspect of F1 are you interested in?
The most important bit is suitable skillset, so if you you want race strategy or performance analysis- coding &1d modelling is important.
If you want to do aerodynamics getting professional experience in CFD will be important…
It’s about tailoring your experience to the role you want to make you as desirable as possible.
Original post by mnot
Some teams have roles available, it really depends what you want to do in F1, most industrial placement engineers positions are design development roles, although there are few others.
Most people I know in F1 started elsewhere first and then pursued a specialist masters afterwards.
What aspect of F1 are you interested in?
The most important bit is suitable skillset, so if you you want race strategy or performance analysis- coding &1d modelling is important.
If you want to do aerodynamics getting professional experience in CFD will be important…
It’s about tailoring your experience to the role you want to make you as desirable as possible.
Most people I know in F1 started elsewhere first and then pursued a specialist masters afterwards.
What aspect of F1 are you interested in?
The most important bit is suitable skillset, so if you you want race strategy or performance analysis- coding &1d modelling is important.
If you want to do aerodynamics getting professional experience in CFD will be important…
It’s about tailoring your experience to the role you want to make you as desirable as possible.
Im only just coming up to sitting my alevels so havent really been able to see what part of engineering i will take greatest interest to however i believe aerodynamics would probably be the most interesting for me. I havent applied fr masters but will probably go onto do one due to high demand for them in f1
Original post by Muttley79
Have you looked at Mortorsport Engineering rather than Mech Eng - similar modules but linked to motorsport. I know placements have taken place in F1 teams and a way of getting a job
I havent looked at it but im quite keen on doing mechanical engineering as it keeps more option open if getting into racing falls through. In another of your posts you said reject my offers and go to brookes. Surely a master in mech eng from bristol or southampton with an industrial year hopefully in some form of racing would be more valued then a masters from brookes due to rankings. I know brookes have a very good formula student team but doesnt quality of degree matter aswell.
Original post by charlie.R.12
Im only just coming up to sitting my alevels so havent really been able to see what part of engineering i will take greatest interest to however i believe aerodynamics would probably be the most interesting for me. I havent applied fr masters but will probably go onto do one due to high demand for them in f1
To work in aerodynamic getting as much motorsports & cfd experience will be vital. Try formula student to demonstrate motorsport interest & try and undertake a role around the area you are interested in, but definitely get internship or year in industry in analytical modeling (ideally cfd) but being able to understand the process of using computational physics tools will really give you an edge.
id aim for a mechanical or aerospace degree with both meng & beng opportunities, id say a BEng mechanical/aerospace followed by an MSc in CFD or motorsport aerodynamics (or PhD in fluid mechanical/CFD research project) would give you the best opportunity at F1 aerodynamics role.
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Roles in powertrain / strategy/ chassis or electrical areas all require slightly different backgrounds & due to the competitiveness of the industry being focused in your cv will help.
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Original post by charlie.R.12
I havent looked at it but im quite keen on doing mechanical engineering as it keeps more option open if getting into racing falls through. In another of your posts you said reject my offers and go to brookes. Surely a master in mech eng from bristol or southampton with an industrial year hopefully in some form of racing would be more valued then a masters from brookes due to rankings. I know brookes have a very good formula student team but doesnt quality of degree matter aswell.
No, uni ranking is unimportant in Engineering. Look at the difference between Motorsport and Mech Eng - it's not that different but you'll have the edge in a job interview. Brookes is far better for getting into F1 - it's a target uni for the industry. I have a student who did Auto Eng but is now working as a design Engineer in a different Engineering field.
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/motorsport-engineering-beng-or-meng
Original post by Muttley79
No, uni ranking is unimportant in Engineering. Look at the difference between Motorsport and Mech Eng - it's not that different but you'll have the edge in a job interview. Brookes is far better for getting into F1 - it's a target uni for the industry. I have a student who did Auto Eng but is now working as a design Engineer in a different Engineering field.
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/motorsport-engineering-beng-or-meng
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/motorsport-engineering-beng-or-meng
are you a teacher then and if so where?
Original post by charlie.R.12
are you a teacher then and if so where?
Yes, I teach Maths in a state school.
Original post by mnot
To work in aerodynamic getting as much motorsports & cfd experience will be vital. Try formula student to demonstrate motorsport interest & try and undertake a role around the area you are interested in, but definitely get internship or year in industry in analytical modeling (ideally cfd) but being able to understand the process of using computational physics tools will really give you an edge.
id aim for a mechanical or aerospace degree with both meng & beng opportunities, id say a BEng mechanical/aerospace followed by an MSc in CFD or motorsport aerodynamics (or PhD in fluid mechanical/CFD research project) would give you the best opportunity at F1 aerodynamics role.
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Roles in powertrain / strategy/ chassis or electrical areas all require slightly different backgrounds & due to the competitiveness of the industry being focused in your cv will help.
id aim for a mechanical or aerospace degree with both meng & beng opportunities, id say a BEng mechanical/aerospace followed by an MSc in CFD or motorsport aerodynamics (or PhD in fluid mechanical/CFD research project) would give you the best opportunity at F1 aerodynamics role.
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Roles in powertrain / strategy/ chassis or electrical areas all require slightly different backgrounds & due to the competitiveness of the industry being focused in your cv will help.
I'll mainly look at bristol and southampton then as these are both strong unis in this field and will look to go on and gain a masters in the specific field. Both these unis are quite keen on there courses having large choice and that you choose your degree by slecting what modules you want to learn aswell as compulsory ones. The logical thing im assuming is to find out what part of engineering grabs my interest the most and is applicable in f1 and to tailor my degree to that and then try and join the formula student team to apply these principals to an actual racing car. And then to also apply this idea to the industrial year to make it so i get a year of experience where it will be help me gain skills i need in the field i choose for F1. is this the way to go then and if so what would be example of insutrial years for aerodynamics or statergy?
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