Forumula One - Jobs on Racing Teams

The best answer is - who you know.

I would try the venues you cited, but your best bet is to befriend those involved in the sport and ask questions.

If you get on well with others and show a passion for the sport and the field of engineering, you will get noticed and people will point you toward other people, who will do the same if they see potential in you.

As with anything, the best way in the door is to know someone inside.

My guess is that you are still in school or about to graduate. As a young potential engineer I can tell you what impresses an employer most is not what you know now, but your passion for the job, your willingness to do the job, your ability to work as a team player, and a burning hunger to learn new skills.

Nothing is more of a nightmare for a manager than a team member that doesn't want to do his job and/or doesn't get along well with the rest of the team, no matter what their skill level.

Best of luck in your search!

a lot of thanks for your advice .... i am yet to start my engineering tis year....... i like the engineering involved ter in F1 ..... but i dont know how to enter in to that field ....i m from india ... just guide me to enter in tat field an way.... or tell me with whom i should be in touch for my path to be success...

I think your journey starts with people who race. F1 is the top of the game, so you need to aim further down the ladder and get in with the racing crowd in general. Once you learn who is who and keep asking people to hook you up you eventually end up where you want to go.

So, go to some F1 races if you can, talk to people and try to talk with members of the team. Tell them your dreams and and they will tell you their story. Eventually you will find your on way if it is really your passion. Go for it!

Anonymous Hero!

Have you ever crewed for an F-1 Team? Or, been a member of any professional team in open wheeled racing?

L.J.

No, closest I have been was Indy and that was through a friend/mechanic that bought a car and hired a driver. Even Indy is a big club.

Getting on the racing team of F1 must be like climbing Everest, but the poster wanted an engineering position building F1 cars, so that would be a little different, but still a challenge.

a lot of thanx for u r vauable information........... would you just suggest me the small companies through which one can enter in to racing teams ...and the salary they give to the crew member in F1

Most of the drivers started in carting and worked their way up. İ would expect that the engineers involved have started at a lower classification and worked upward as well. Don't expect to get out of the university and immediately start F1.

İ doubt any of the teams recruit from universities. A starting engineer is not all that useful in the scheme of things on most any job. With a few years of hard work and experience they may or may not become worthwhile. A degree from an İİT wouldn't mean much more than from any other university İ don't believe. Like someone pointed out - it is attitude as well as capability.

tanx a lot

Actually F1 teams recruit many of their engineers from universities. Many universities now run motorsport degrees.

what kind of racing do you do now? many times it is helpful if you actually drive a car or go cart. you need to know what it is that the driver feels as he drives a car in a real racing situation. then you will know what it is that the driver needs to make the car do what he wants it to do. then of coarse you will be asked to make or adjust parts that make the car handle, brake and accelerate better. understanding what racing is all about is of utmost importance. you need to understand what the driver wants.......

no sarcasm was used in producing this post........

Hi

I work in the UK for a company supplying F1 teams.

A great place to start looking for engineering jobs in F1 is "Autosport magazine" by Haymarket. it's an industry leader and all the teams advertise in it and often.

http://www.autosport.com/directory/appointments.html

You might also want to look for Racecar Engineeering magazine.

I have noticed they often ask for a minimum of a higher national diploma or a degree.

F1 teams mostly use CATIA but check the appointments as some use other systems.

Hope this helps,

what would u expect the salary/annum of an aerodynamics related engineer in a formula one team??

Experienced or a school boy fresh out of the university?

If you are fresh out of school, you are of little use to a Formula One team, unless you have extensive racing background and a portfolio of impressive things you have accomplished in the racing world. As a result, you may have to work for very little initially (perhaps 1/2 what a computer science grad would make at entry level in any ordinary corporation). Formula one teams have no more interest in engineers fresh out of school than they have in drivers with no experience. If you start at an appropriate level, such as in local sports car racing, you could make a name for yourself and work up to Formula one. If you have top grades from a top school and an introduction by a prof with connections in the Formula One world, perhaps you could work with a supplier. Networking is indispensable: who do you know who might know someone who could provide an introduction?

Alas I'm not aware of how much an aerodynamics engineer would be paid as i'm not serving in that particular field.

However Sauber is currently looking for a senior aerodynamicist so if you'd like to see what is required of that job use the link i posted before (#13). Please be aware that the wages may not be as good as you may believe. F1 is glitz and glamour where it counts but often the staff aren't on huge salaries and linked to performance bonuses. A friend of mine worked for Jordan and when the drivers weren't scoring points he didn't earn that much. It may be different at other teams but it's worth bearing in mind.

It's worth noting that many of the people in F1 are very young so if you're thinking that youth maybe a barrier i wouldn't worry too much. I visited Red Bull recently and i was of the oldest guys there (i'm in my thirties).

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