Choosing between Mechanical Engineering and English...

Hi guys! So I'm in a bit of a dilemma at the moment and was hoping that somebody could help or give me their opinion. It requires a bit of exposition unfortunately! Very long read, so click off if you don't have five minutes.
So, English has always been the thing I'm best at. I haven't really struggled with other subjects, but English has been something I've always found easy and relaxing. I chose it as a repreive A Level among Maths, Further Maths and Physics, and an EPQ on video game history. English and EPQ were the only things I ended up getting my A*s in. I maintain that I enjoyed everything I took, although Physics was sometimes a slog, and English was just a little easier and a little more fun.
Come August 2023, I had originally applied to uni for computer science, but freaked out last minute because I've never studied computing or sought out coding in my own time per se. I decided to go through clearing to apply to Sheffield for Astrophysics and got in.
I struggled a lot socially as an LGBT girl doing astrophysics, and couldn't attend any writing or reading societies due to my packed timetable. I was sapped of energy and my flatmates were not the best to me, so I ended up dropping out in February for mental and physical health reasons. I was getting firsts in all my modules, I just couldn't do it being so isolated and without any of my more bookish interests being reciprocated by those around me.
I got into Formula 1 big time in January. It was all I thought about and consumed all my time. I streamed the first race while I packed up my dorm room for the last time, and set alarms at crazy times of night to catch every race. Soon I was watching all the practices and qualifying races, and then I bought Sky Sports to watch the other Formulas and racing series on the dedicated channel. I cannot express how into it I've become, and my family says they don't see me losing that interest. I interviewed at Red Bull Racing for an apprenticeship and nearly got the position. I had a factory tour and knew I wanted to be involved.
Now, I want to do mechanical engineering. I want to navigate the pathway into F1 and get a graduate job with a nearby team. I am in the Midlands, so it all feels so close right now. But I can't help but worry it will be Sheffield all over again.
I have been fighting the job market unsuccessfully since February and plenty of interviews, but no jobs. I have no experience. I can't take another year of this nothingness, so it's now or never, really. I must make a decision.
Preserve my mental health, do something I know I love and find easy, give myself more social opportunities, enjoy every assignment and allow myself to truly have fun for once, picking English? Or go for this relatively recent but all-consuming passion for the automotive industry, possibly risking a social life, a steep learning curve, my mental health, my time, all for a possible shot at a dream career?
I was not a tinkerer as a kid. I didn't have the opportunity. We were never car people. I would start a mile behind all my peers that had been aiming for this since 16. But I can't turn my mind fully towards doing English - I can't get my mind off going for this opportunity now.
I would really appreciate some input from people other than my family.

Hi guys! So I'm in a bit of a dilemma at the moment and was hoping that somebody could help or give me their opinion. It requires a bit of exposition unfortunately! Very long read, so click off if you don't have five minutes.
So, English has always been the thing I'm best at. I haven't really struggled with other subjects, but English has been something I've always found easy and relaxing. I chose it as a repreive A Level among Maths, Further Maths and Physics, and an EPQ on video game history. English and EPQ were the only things I ended up getting my A*s in. I maintain that I enjoyed everything I took, although Physics was sometimes a slog, and English was just a little easier and a little more fun.
Come August 2023, I had originally applied to uni for computer science, but freaked out last minute because I've never studied computing or sought out coding in my own time per se. I decided to go through clearing to apply to Sheffield for Astrophysics and got in.
I struggled a lot socially as an LGBT girl doing astrophysics, and couldn't attend any writing or reading societies due to my packed timetable. I was sapped of energy and my flatmates were not the best to me, so I ended up dropping out in February for mental and physical health reasons. I was getting firsts in all my modules, I just couldn't do it being so isolated and without any of my more bookish interests being reciprocated by those around me.
I got into Formula 1 big time in January. It was all I thought about and consumed all my time. I streamed the first race while I packed up my dorm room for the last time, and set alarms at crazy times of night to catch every race. Soon I was watching all the practices and qualifying races, and then I bought Sky Sports to watch the other Formulas and racing series on the dedicated channel. I cannot express how into it I've become, and my family says they don't see me losing that interest. I interviewed at Red Bull Racing for an apprenticeship and nearly got the position. I had a factory tour and knew I wanted to be involved.
Now, I want to do mechanical engineering. I want to navigate the pathway into F1 and get a graduate job with a nearby team. I am in the Midlands, so it all feels so close right now. But I can't help but worry it will be Sheffield all over again.
I have been fighting the job market unsuccessfully since February and plenty of interviews, but no jobs. I have no experience. I can't take another year of this nothingness, so it's now or never, really. I must make a decision.
Preserve my mental health, do something I know I love and find easy, give myself more social opportunities, enjoy every assignment and allow myself to truly have fun for once, picking English? Or go for this relatively recent but all-consuming passion for the automotive industry, possibly risking a social life, a steep learning curve, my mental health, my time, all for a possible shot at a dream career?
I was not a tinkerer as a kid. I didn't have the opportunity. We were never car people. I would start a mile behind all my peers that had been aiming for this since 16. But I can't turn my mind fully towards doing English - I can't get my mind off going for this opportunity now.
I would really appreciate some input from people other than my family.

Hi guys! So I'm in a bit of a dilemma at the moment and was hoping that somebody could help or give me their opinion. It requires a bit of exposition unfortunately! Very long read, so click off if you don't have five minutes.
So, English has always been the thing I'm best at. I haven't really struggled with other subjects, but English has been something I've always found easy and relaxing. I chose it as a repreive A Level among Maths, Further Maths and Physics, and an EPQ on video game history. English and EPQ were the only things I ended up getting my A*s in. I maintain that I enjoyed everything I took, although Physics was sometimes a slog, and English was just a little easier and a little more fun.
Come August 2023, I had originally applied to uni for computer science, but freaked out last minute because I've never studied computing or sought out coding in my own time per se. I decided to go through clearing to apply to Sheffield for Astrophysics and got in.
I struggled a lot socially as an LGBT girl doing astrophysics, and couldn't attend any writing or reading societies due to my packed timetable. I was sapped of energy and my flatmates were not the best to me, so I ended up dropping out in February for mental and physical health reasons. I was getting firsts in all my modules, I just couldn't do it being so isolated and without any of my more bookish interests being reciprocated by those around me.
I got into Formula 1 big time in January. It was all I thought about and consumed all my time. I streamed the first race while I packed up my dorm room for the last time, and set alarms at crazy times of night to catch every race. Soon I was watching all the practices and qualifying races, and then I bought Sky Sports to watch the other Formulas and racing series on the dedicated channel. I cannot express how into it I've become, and my family says they don't see me losing that interest. I interviewed at Red Bull Racing for an apprenticeship and nearly got the position. I had a factory tour and knew I wanted to be involved.
Now, I want to do mechanical engineering. I want to navigate the pathway into F1 and get a graduate job with a nearby team. I am in the Midlands, so it all feels so close right now. But I can't help but worry it will be Sheffield all over again.
I have been fighting the job market unsuccessfully since February and plenty of interviews, but no jobs. I have no experience. I can't take another year of this nothingness, so it's now or never, really. I must make a decision.
Preserve my mental health, do something I know I love and find easy, give myself more social opportunities, enjoy every assignment and allow myself to truly have fun for once, picking English? Or go for this relatively recent but all-consuming passion for the automotive industry, possibly risking a social life, a steep learning curve, my mental health, my time, all for a possible shot at a dream career?
I was not a tinkerer as a kid. I didn't have the opportunity. We were never car people. I would start a mile behind all my peers that had been aiming for this since 16. But I can't turn my mind fully towards doing English - I can't get my mind off going for this opportunity now.
I would really appreciate some input from people other than my family.

Hei,
Yeah, the dilemma, when you like both Mechanical Engineering and another weired subject, nobody else will like.
Okay, so what I see is, that Mechanical Engineering will be most likely the same experience as Astrophysics concerning the amount of work, at least at higher ranked universities. BUT:
1) Maybe a a bit lower ranked university, where it is more likely that you do not have to work THAT hard? On the other hand, those specialised degrees like at BEng (Hons) in Motorsport Technology at Oxford Brookes University might be full of nerds, but not necessary geniuses.
2) Bookish interested people might be rather to be found at the more traditional universities, as people who like Physics and English tend to be more on the academic side.
3) Concerning LGBT and women:girl ... hm ... go there first to get a feeling, talk maybe to the students there and look, that you go somewhere, where you can also meet easily people from other courses and have a life outside university, so you have possibilities, because that makes it more likely to find a circle.
4) Interest might change and it is good to look, whether you like the actual job afterwards. A lot of aerospace students wanted to become pilots and where 100% sure, they wanted to do airplanes. Well, one did a mining internship and changed to mining, but ended up doing medicine. One ended up as a specialist for gears in cars. So ... interests can change, especially because you will only see by doing actual engineering, whether you like it. So look a bit around.
5) I have no idea, whether there are degrees allowing you to get a minor...I guess, there is none, but maybe worth searching.