F1® in Schools presents, The Main Straight! An exciting podcast hosted by comedian and F1 E-Sports Presenter, Tom Deacon. On the first Monday of every month Tom will be giving you the ins and outs of F1 in Schools around the world with each episode bringing you a special guest!
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Jose Manuel López García, McLaren's Head of F1 Testing, discusses his role, background, and journey into Formula 1. He emphasizes the critical importance of communication and people skills alongside technical knowledge in the sport, which is ultimately about people working together. Jose shares insights into the challenges and rewards of his job, how McLaren maintains high performance and team culture, and offers valuable advice for F1 in Schools students aspiring to enter the F1 world.
Ever wondered how F1 teams, composed of hundreds of people, achieve peak performance both on and off the track? How do they hit every milestone, stay within the cost caps, and avoid those game-changing milliseconds that can make or break a race? The answer is Project Management – the secret engine driving success in the fast-paced world of motorsport. In this episode, Tom Deacon dives deep into Project Management with Mitchell Fong, Board Chair of the Project Management Institute Educational Fou...
In an incredibly exciting episode of The Main Straight, host Tom Deacon speaks with Sven Smeets, Sporting Director at one of the world’s leading F1 teams, Williams Racing. With an illustrious career history that spans three decades, Sven has experience across almost every aspect of the sport. Now responsible for the sporting governance and representation of the Williams Racing team, he is instrumental in supporting the drivers, as well as ensuring that the optimal culture, resources, and environ...
You may not have heard of computational fluid dynamics, CFD for short, or, if you’re currently competing in F1 in Schools, you might be a whiz in the field already, but whatever your skill level, this episode of The Main Straight is sure to be an interesting listen. Host Tom Deacon chats to the team at Ansys, the official CFD partner of F1 in Schools, to learn about the software that has transformed F1 teams’ ability to test a car's performance before it gets anywhere a racetrack. Enabling the s...
Being Chief Engineer for one of the best teams in F1 history sounds like a dream role for thousands of F1 in Schools students, and in this unmissable episode of The Main Straight, Tom Deacon speaks with the one and only Paul Monaghan - who you may also know as ‘Pedals’ - to find out just what it takes to achieve such phenomenal success. Covering everything from his career journey to the work involved in creating a car and team that delivers 21 wins in a single season, and providing invaluable in...
Hot on the heels of the release of the brand-new technical regulations for the Aramco F1 in Schools 2024 World Finals, host Tom Deacon catches up with with the fantastic Gary Anderson, Chair of Judges at F1 in Schools and former Jordan and Jaguar F1 Technical Director, and the team at Off the Track to discuss what’s new, what’s stayed the same, and what’s going to pose a challenge for competitors. So, if you’re set on making it to the global stage of F1 in Schools, this episode is not be missed ...
Each F1 in Schools car begins life as an idea in a students’ mind. The hard part? Bringing it into reality - taking that concept and converting it into a design that can be made, and raced. And that’s where computer aided design (CAD) comes into play. As the official CAD partner of F1 in Schools, Autodesk powers the designs of our future engineers and pioneers, with thousands of F1 in Schools students choosing Fusion 360 to create their cars every year. And in this special episode, host Tom Deac...
In this exclusive collaboration episode, The Main Straight comes together with Off The Track to discuss everything that happened at the Aramco F1 in Schools 2023 World Finals! Featuring an exclusive interview with the newly-crowned World Champions, Recoil Racing, this episode provides a 360° look at the event from the perspective of a team, a judge, and the hosts themselves - makng it your one stop listen to catch up and deconstruct everything that happened in Singapore this September.
If you’re wondering what’s in store for Singapore, this episode of The Main Straight is for you. Covering everything you need to know about the Aramco F1 in Schools 2023 World Finals this September, host Tom Deacon chats to David Howes, Director of Communications & Events, and Nelson Vale, Head of International Operations to find out what’s coming up at this year’s event. Discussing the introduction of the halo, inaugural Nose Cone Challenge and optional new stopping system, this jam-packed ...
More than STEM, F1 in Schools creates careers in an incredible array of industries - and you’d be hard pressed to find a team that typifies this better than UK Competitors Unity. Competing in both the 2017 World Finals in Malaysia and 2018 World Finals in Singapore, they illustrated that different strengths and individual passions make for the strongest of teams, and the most diverse of careers. From securing roles in the Williams Academy to launching a tech start-up, each member has carved thei...
In a thought-provoking discussion around the ever-increasing importance of sustainable thinking in motorsport, engineering, and education, host Tom Deacon speaks with the person leading the Sustainability Strategy of Formula 1® itself - Ellen Jones - and Erina Wan Zul, an F1® in Schools’ alum who now sits on the prestigious The Earth Prize Youth Board. Between these current and future drivers of change, we hear about the incredible work F1 is doing to make the sport green, clean, and accessible ...
This week’s episode has a record-breaking number of guests as we speak to all six members of Hydron - our 2022 World Champions! Join us as we hear Will, Alastair, Ben, Alex, Tim, and Andrew discuss what it takes to reach that place on the podium; and the highs and lows they experienced on the way. From last-minute engineering changes and internal disputes, they tell host Tom Deacon about some of the behind-the-scenes dramas that happened on their journey to Silverstone, and the unwavering passio...
This month’s episode of The Main Straight is a special one. Why? Because our guest for episode 6 is the Head of R&D at Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team , Andrew Brown. Giving an unmissable insight into what goes on behind the scenes of a Formula 1 racing team, Andrew chats to host Tom Deacon about what it takes to engineer one of the world’s most powerful cars, the career journey that led him to the top of the motorsport industry, and the role F1 in Schools can play in helping you get t...
In this months episode of The Main Straight, Tom chats to Frederique Trouvé. With a career spanning over 19 years within the FIA and a decade of her life spent dedicated to her role at F1 in Schools France, Frederique shares the reasons behind her love for running the competition in France and her passion to get more women to work in motorsports. Tom also reunites with his 2022 World Finals Co-host, Amy Martin to discuss her experiences with F1 in Schools as a woman and what the future brings fo...
On episode 4 of The Main Straight, Tom dives into the imminent release of the 2023 technical regulations with Head of International Operations, Nelson Vale. Our Chair of Judges, Gary Anderson brings his unique perspective and vast motorsport experience to the table, giving us an in-depth look at his career in Formula 1 and what's to look forward to in the future engineering of F1 in Schools cars. We also talk about the next location for the ARAMCO F1 in Schools World Finals. This is an episode y...
Coming at you with a mid month special recorded directly from the Lenovo F1 in Schools UK National Final 2022 at Autosport International. Tom takes a break from the show to focus on hosting the event, so Max takes the mic and gets all the gems from the teams along with exclusive interviews with ScarbsTech and Head of Research & Development for Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team, Andrew Brown.
Happy New Year! New year, new month and new episode! In episode 2 of The Main Straight, Tom interviews Scarborough UTC's Rob Shephard who has taken his teams to multiple National and World events. Rob tells us all about what its like to be a teacher involved with F1 in Schools and aims to inspire other teachers to get involved in the STEM challenge.
In our first podcast, Tom Deacon interviews Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools, about his journey in creating the most exciting STEM challenge. This will cover the entire 22-year journey that began in Brighouse, UK, and has seen F1 in Schools travel around the world providing opportunities for young people to showcase their STEM skills. Co-host, Max Fearnley discusses with Tom all things F1 in Schools and brings you the latest news from around the world.
F1® in Schools presents, The Main Straight! An exciting podcast hosted by comedian and F1 E-Sports Presenter, Tom Deacon. On the first Monday of every month Tom will be giving you the ins and outs of F1 in Schools around the world with each episode bringing you a special guest!
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