How to get a job in F1: interview with McLaren Racing

[@ft8318]

brilliant, Rachel. Fantastic webinar! 1- 0:55 - what skills or qualities are useful to have aside from a degree? 2- 3:36 - how do you get into F1 if you want a non-technical role? 3- 6:42 - if you want to get into F1 without an university degree how would you do that? 4- 8:50 - what can students do to improve their CV? 5- 14:43 - how can international students work in F1? 6- 16:36 - what technology or software would be useful to get familiar with before working in F1? 7- 19:46 - what would be advice that you would have given to your younger self? 8- 24:06 - what degree should you do if you want to work in engineering in F1? 9- 26:30 - what about non-technical roles? What kind of degree would you (Katie who has a degree in Marketing) take? 10- 28:07 - is there any difference between what you would study if you want to work track-side compared to what you would study if you want to work in a factory? 11- 29:34 - how much work experience did you have before you joined McLaren and do you need experience before joining McLaren - or any F1 team - or can you go straight from university? 12- 32:06 - how important is a master's degree to work in F1? 13- 32:55 - what is it like to work in a male-dominated industry? 14- 36:20 - what is it like to work day-to-day in marketing? 15- 38:11 - what are the top three qualities that F1 employers look for? 16- 40:33 - how do you manage your time in such a busy and demanding job? 17- 43:10 - how do you balance kind of your family time alongside your work time? 18- 44:12 - how do you bounce back from a weekend when either Lando or Carlos doesn't finish a race due to a reliability issue? 19- 46:10 - are Formula Student, F1 schools, and those kind of competitions important for you CV?* 20- 50:22 - what would you recommend (study, work experience or gain skills) for someone who isn't sure what role they want to work in F1?* 21- 52:39 - are there any student kind of programmes run by McLaren or F1 that are based online that can give students a chance to learn more? *adapted from the original question

[@ogmoiz]

Thanks for the timestamps!

[@messithegoat6523]

what a legdened absolute time saver

[@Amy-t8u]

You're a legend!

[@rahulhemdev1]

Somebody get this man an award

[@beastfrombradford6685]

Thanks bro

[@rborkhade]

You guys are doing a commendable job!! Great work Team! More power to you

[@ahmadabdullah2527]

Thank you guys, you have answered most of the questions that were in my mind. :)

[@jacksondelacerda5833]

what kind of opportunities are there for people before they are done with school

[@The1bigTROUBLE]

thank you guys for sharing. ❤

[@ejazahmad3563]

you guys are really smart really appreciate your advice

[@rvink5952]

I play F1 on PC with Cheap controllers that detects as xbox controllers, can i join u guys for escalation management, Danke and terima kasih,

[@ejazahmad3563]

I'm bassed in UK Birmingham are any apprenticeship

[@ejazahmad3563]

I looking for vehicles and manufacturing apprenticeship in formula one

[@Marcel-ji5nq]

You have not working visa or UK work permit you have not chances... I have interviewed with Mclaren technology and the first question was did you have a UK working paperwork I said not and I told pretty much sorry we don't sponsor US citizens

[@sukhay_oye]

Same for me for even an internship

[@eyliki]

Emel🇹🇷💪

[@chandancharchitpanda7612]

Why there are literally no Indians working in any F1 teams? I know many people who studied engineering masters in the UK but didn't get a chance in motorsport. The university recruitment board openly told that there is a negligible chance to get into F1 if you are not European or British. P.S.: I am aware of the visa rules. So if we don't get a chance to work then how do they expect us to get a visa in just. Its a vicious circle and its sad.

[@raunaksingh7761]

its rare because in India sadly motorsport community is highly neglected and because of that there's not been enough opportunities for us to gain experience.. even if we get into a univ in uk we still need to work in motorsport for quite some time before finally making it to F1 i really hope this fact changes in time

[@aniruddhaverulkar3841]

Did you do your masters in UK? i am planning for sept 2021

[@chandancharchitpanda7612]

@@aniruddhaverulkar3841 No. This I know by doing some extensive research and interaction with friends and students who were doing/have completed masters in UK

[@tszchungnate9589]

Im sure that is not only happened to Indians but all people who are not European or British. Countries got rules to protect their local students from unemployment which is make sense to me and this rule should apply to any countries. Another thing is, most of the European and British teenagers got experience in motorsports and race engineering when young which is a big advantage compare to most of the teens from other country. What would you pick if you were the HR. I believe Foreigners got negligible easily was because of their skill set and experience but not your nationality.

[@chandancharchitpanda7612]

@@tszchungnate9589 Yes you are correct. "Diversity" in motorsports exists only for the people who are citizens of UK. Not for the people around the world who come to UK as students and thrive, become better and employable but don't carry around a UK passport. Makes sense.