Off The Track

Nelson Vale is the Head of International Operations for F1 in Schools. In this episode, we speak to Nelson about his journey from running F1 in Schools in Portugal to working at F1 in Schools HQ, his tips for teams at the competition, and a glimpse at what it's like to work at HQ.

Testing your F1 in Schools car is an important process in order to understand how your design is impacting your car.

Joining us on this episode is Alex Liu (Hydron, 2022 World Champions), Aarav Shah (Nebula, 2020 World Finals), Ethan Cahill (Ionic, 2019 World Finals), Fei Fei Webster (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), and Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals).

The 2023 F1 in Schools World Finals Technical Regulations are here and they bring some of the biggest changes to the competition in years. 

Our panel of current and former World Finalists react to the changes in this episode. 

Joining us is Alex Nevin (Iris Engineering, 2023 World Finals), Anas Izaryene (Sonic Boom, 2022 World Finals), James Mitchell (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), Javier Gladstone-Contioso (Eclipse, 2022 & 2023 World Finals), Jesse Stevens (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), Matthew Westerman (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), and Will Johnson (Hydron, 2022 World Champions).

The spirit of the competition regulation was introduced to the F1 in Schools World Finals in 2019, however 75% of those surveyed by Off The Track believe the regulation is hindering innovation in the competition.

On this episode, Michael (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals) and Peter (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals) are joined by Matt (Constellation, 2023 World Finals) and João (Hydra, 2019 World Finals) to discuss how teams feel the regulation is impacting the competition.

Lead Enterprise Judge, David Palfreeman, and Engineering Judge and 2018 F1 in Schools World Champion, James Gurney, join Michael Walker to discuss their experience of judging the 2022 F1 in Schools World Finals and the areas where teams could have improved.

You've finished with F1 in Schools. Now what? We discuss life after the competition in this episode.

Joining us on this episode is Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals), Ben Galvin (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), and Matthew Fleming (Envisity, 2017 World Finals).

Fundraising, sponsorships and community outreach are critical to the success of an F1 in Schools team. 

What goes into a great F1 in Schools Engineering Portfolio? When should you start writing your portfolio? We take a look at everything engineering in this episode of Starting Line.

Joining us on this episode is Fei Fei Webster (Ascension, 2019 World Finals), Ethan Cahill (Ionic, 2019 World Finals), Jesse Stevens (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), and Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals).

Starting Line from Off The Track is a series that goes back to basics to explore the fundamental concepts of F1 in Schools.

Performing consistently at a high level across all F1 in Schools competition elements will set your team up for success.

In this episode we talk to F1 in Schools World Finals judge, David Palfreeman, to break down what teams need to do to score highly in the enterprise portfolios. Riley also shares his tips for teams from his experience competing at the 2019 and 2020(21) F1 in Schools World Finals.

Starting Line from Off The Track is a series that goes back to basics to explore the fundamental concepts of F1 in Schools.

CAD and Technical Drawings are some of the most crucial parts in designing your F1 in Schools car.

We talk to current Formula 1 engineer, F1 in Schools alumni and judge, Bilal Yildirim, to see how engineering takes place in the real Formula 1 world.

In a new series from Off The Track, we go back to basics to explore the fundamental areas of F1 in Schools. This is Starting Line.

In this episode, we explore Car Design, including taking a look at aerodynamics, manufacturing, wheels, and much more.

Off The Track is back for Season 2! We're kicking off this season by talking to the newest F1 in Schools World Champions, Britannia Red, from Robert May's School in England.

In this special episode of Trackside members of Off the Track speak to teams Britannia Red (World Champions) and Nebula (3rd place winners) about their experience at the competition, why they were so successful and what their plans are for the future.

Members of the Off The Track team include Michael, Peter, George, Ben, Riley (also as part of Nebula) and Markus. Joining the team today was also Caoimhe, Callum, Ted and Zack from Brittania Red and Aarav from Nebula.

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Today Peter and Michael discuss the knockout racing, verbal presentations and international collaborations. This episode includes interviews of Nine Degrees Racing and Bronson Sutton one of the Verbal Presentation Judges.

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Today Michael, George and Markus reflect on the 3rd day of competition and racing with appearances from teams Bolt, Keris Racing, Spark and SquareQ. We hear all different perspectives on car fragility, wing designs (flexible and otherwise), language barriers in the competition and the differences internationally with the competition. All these ideas and more are explored by the Trackside team and by the teams we interviewed.

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Today Michael, George, Laurence and Markus discuss the 'breaking' news, race times and judging from Day 2 with an interview of Quintolux. They also venture into discussions of the outreach programs some teams undertake.

In this new series covering the F1 in Schools World Finals Peter, Michael, Riley and Ethan discuss what happened at the opening ceremony and what to expect for the competition ahead.

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In this mini episode Peter and Michael discuss the future of the Off The Track podcast and our plans for 2021.

This episode we have special guests George Stonor and Freddie Bull from Evolve UK, the 2019 World Champions. We discuss their experience at worlds, what makes the team tick and the secrets to their success. You can find Evolve at their website: evolvegb.world You can also find them on multiple social media platforms: Instagram: @evolve.gb Facebook: @evolve.gb Twitter: @evolve_gb Take a look at the rear pods on their car (there aren't any) You can see a picture of their packed up cardboard pit display here.