Anyone here work for a F1 Team??

[K50 DEL]

Thought many years ago about trying to get in to the ICT side of F1 / WRC but without a "foot in the door" so to speak it seemed completely impenetrable.
Shame really as with no family etc to worry about and a life very used to globetrotting I think I'd cope just fine!

[Tony 1234]

cgt2 said:

rubystone said:

And indeed one involving a team principal...

That would be the same one I'm referring to. Better not say any more..

That's a pity sounds interesting

[ISO51200]

Yup,

Senior IT guys for one of the top teams, long time F1 fan, never thought I'd find myself in F1 but randomly one day a recruiter found me on LinkedIn and asked If i wanted to be put forward for the role.

[NM62]

I interviewed at Red Bull for a contract SQL developer a few years back ( 2008 / 2009 ) - the role was basically setting up data retrieval from Cars to Trackside and then Trackside to Base - gutted not to get it.

Then by coincidence I had an agent contact me last week who had a permanent role in Milton Keynes - reasonable salary and offering a Championship win bonus too.

[Ahonen]

markbigears said:

didn't work for a team, but for TV on location for 4 seasons, had a blast, saw the world, stayed in great hotels, some same as the drivers and as i found out, Montreal has the most strip joints of any other city, happy days.

Ha ha, yes there are around 6 within a minute's walk of our regular hotel - and they're just in the middle of the main shopping street, so you have an Apple Store, a strip club, a department store, a strip club, McDonalds, a strip club...

[markbigears]

I know, very odd set-up

Edited by markbigears on Wednesday 14th September 11:24

[pozi]

Ahonen said:

markbigears said:

didn't work for a team, but for TV on location for 4 seasons, had a blast, saw the world, stayed in great hotels, some same as the drivers and as i found out, Montreal has the most strip joints of any other city, happy days.

Ha ha, yes there are around 6 within a minute's walk of our regular hotel - and they're just in the middle of the main shopping street, so you have an Apple Store, a strip club, a department store, a strip club, McDonalds, a strip club...

Funnily enough that is the exact version of my Canadian GP memories, plus on Monday morning after the race half of F1 could be found in Super Sexe for the free breakfast.

[Composite Guru]

The Pepsi Bar in Hungary was the place to go when I was travelling. Many a good night was spent in there!!

Its been demolished now from what I'm aware.

[phumy]

My son is "gearbox/arse end" mechanic for one of the cars in Force India...

[pozi]

Composite Guru said:

The Pepsi Bar in Hungary was the place to go when I was travelling. Many a good night was spent in there!!

Its been demolished now from what I'm aware.

Ah Hungary, I have been out of F1 for a while but do the police still turn a blind eye to prostitution during the F1 weekend?

Given they mostly breed models in Hungary and the previous comments about members of the race team "playing away" it was always one of the more popular events on the calendar.

[Composite Guru]

pozi said:

Composite Guru said:

The Pepsi Bar in Hungary was the place to go when I was travelling. Many a good night was spent in there!!

Its been demolished now from what I'm aware.

Ah Hungary, I have been out of F1 for a while but do the police still turn a blind eye to prostitution during the F1 weekend?

Given they mostly breed models in Hungary and the previous comments about members of the race team "playing away" it was always one of the more popular events on the calendar.

From what I'm aware its a lot different now. The last time I knew anyone visiting an establishment like that they got locked in the place and got asked to handover £100 to get out. Its not like it used to be.

[markbigears]

Hungary ...... the only place I've ever been offered a menu that contained sexy ladies instead of food.

[Stedman]

Well Hungary and Montreal sounds fantastic!

[Mr Pointy]

poppopbangbang said:

markbigears said:

didn't work for a team, but for TV on location for 4 seasons, had a blast, saw the world, stayed in great hotels, some same as the drivers and as i found out, Montreal has the most strip joints of any other city, happy days.

Although lacking in density of said joints when compared to Singapore.....

I don't know when you last went to Singapore but it's a sad shadow of it's former self. Duxton Hill, Paramount & Joo Chiat are long gone.

[Rangeroverover]

A mate of mine is Bernie's "bagman" Pasquale, unfortunately he is far too discrete to spill the beans about what goes on. Years ago his home ansaphone had a message "Hello this is Pasquale, no I can't get you tickets". He hadn't been in the job long, he started as the liaison with the onboard camera people and the teams.

Doesn't even get any airmiles as he now flies general aviation

[pozi]

Rangeroverover said:

A mate of mine is Bernie's "bagman" Pasquale, unfortunately he is far too discrete to spill the beans about what goes on. Years ago his home ansaphone had a message "Hello this is Pasquale, no I can't get you tickets". He hadn't been in the job long, he started as the liaison with the onboard camera people and the teams.

Doesn't even get any airmiles as he now flies general aviation

I remember Pasquale, I had to stand outside his office like a naughty school boy at my first ever race because I did not yet have a pass to get into the paddock.

On a separate note, "can you get free tickets" is the first thing people normally ask when they find out you work for an F1 team, second is generally "have you driven an F1 car", at least I could genuinely say yes to the latter even if it was a 5MPH for pit stop practice

[Steve Barrett]

pozi said:

On a separate note, "can you get free tickets" is the first thing people normally ask when they find out you work for an F1 team

My answer is always.... "yeah got a drawer full, how many you need??"

[Gary C]

Steve Barrett said:

My answer is always.... "yeah got a drawer full, how many you need??"

Ooh ooh, 5 please, Bahrain 2017.

Thank you!

[Composite Guru]

Steve Barrett said:

pozi said:

On a separate note, "can you get free tickets" is the first thing people normally ask when they find out you work for an F1 team

My answer is always.... "yeah got a drawer full, how many you need??"

Yeah I'm the same. Also "do you get to drive the cars" is another one. "Yeah, there is a car park full of them to take out at lunch!!"

[Gary C]

Composite Guru said:

Steve Barrett said:

pozi said:

On a separate note, "can you get free tickets" is the first thing people normally ask when they find out you work for an F1 team

My answer is always.... "yeah got a drawer full, how many you need??"

Yeah I'm the same. Also "do you get to drive the cars" is another one. "Yeah, there is a car park full of them to take out at lunch!!"

To be fair, when a friend worked a twr (up until the f1 team bankrupted them) he did get to take some cars out 'for testing' including the v12 xj220 prototype but he never got to drive the xjr-15 as I believe a test driver binned it and they were all banned from driving them.