Where to go for F1 education?

[bmwpower]

hey, i was just wondering wat universities or colleges you would have to go to become an F1 engineer?

[Guest]

hey, i was just wondering wat universities or colleges you would have to go to become an F1 engineer?

I posted some info about this a little while ago.

Recap:

I ran into some BMW race engineers at the 2004 Montreal Grand Prix. I had a quick chat with them, and this was the synopsis.

Get a degree (electrical, computer, mechanical)
Get a masters degree (same fields)
Work for a car company for X years, prove yourself ... eventually you get picked if you're that good. Then you make roughly the same salaray (they seemed to lean toward 6 figure in USD) and are basically running full blast for 8 months of the year.

Also, you have to understand as many aspects of racing as you possibly can. Basically it dosen't matter if you're an ECU or a suspension guy, you need to understand how a race car works.

Hope that helps, in the end, it's a long shot and the odds are extremely low, but then again, what's the fun in trying for something if the chances of getting it are high in the first place ?

[Monstrobolaxa]

Well like the previous post mentioned...it has been discussed quite a few times....my approach is:

- Aeronautical Engineering 5 year degree
- Masters degree in Racecar Aerodynamics or Racecar Management and Engineering (both of them in the UK)


For some more material in my CV I've been participating in a competition (The Shell Eco Marathon)...where I've built my own (small) team...and I design and build...and pay! my best friend drives.

Also for my CV I'm going to take a Dassault CATIA course in September....lectured by CADTECH.

There isn't a way that takes you into F1....there are hundreds of storys...and paths taken to get there!

[joseff]

All this assuming, of course, that F1 is still around when you graduate

[West]

Renault F1 told me to:

-Get good marks in college, not necesarily masters degree
-work in a junior formula, like the former F3000
-get some experience in guilds/apprenticeships
-have years of experience in both

They gave me a long email but this is what I'm supposed to do, somebody from the United States.

[Smeerak]

Renault F1 told me to:

-Get good marks in college, not necesarily masters degree
-work in a junior formula, like the former F3000
-get some experience in guilds/apprenticeships
-have years of experience in both

They gave me a long email but this is what I'm supposed to do, somebody from the United States.

(guest above was me ...oops)

Also FSAE -- go to a school with an FSAE team and get involved. It's open wheel racing, and you will learn more than you could possibly be taught in 4 or 5 years of engineering.

FSAE (Formula SAE - check out sae.org for more info.

[West]

Unfortunately, we were too late signing for FSAE last year, but we completed Mini Baja instead. A friend of mine got a job at Motorola just for mentioning this in his resume, with no prior experience. So at least u can get other engineering jobs.