Anyone here work for a F1 Team??
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dazm said:
...but we rarely post anything about it because the keyboard warriors always know better!
Yep. I used to try patiently explaining things occasionally, but was told I was wrong or just ignored. There's little point in arguing, because someone who's done a bit of club racing or a track day at the Nurburgring generally knows better...
My neighbour is one of the top technical staff for a midfield team having worked his way up. Doesn't talk about his job much, loves it but it's pretty brutal on family life to say the least, especially as he is pretty young.
I was jealous of the places he gets to go to for all of about 5 minutes until I realised the reality of it (airports, circuits, hotels and nothing in between).
I was jealous of the places he gets to go to for all of about 5 minutes until I realised the reality of it (airports, circuits, hotels and nothing in between).
cgt2 said:
ukaskew said:
until I realised the reality of it (airports, circuits, hotels and nothing in between).
This. And also not as well paid as people think.Word is it's a tough job. I wonder if there is a lot of people who don't last long because of it?
longshot said:
I haven't known anyone who works in F1 personally but have known people who have.
Word is it's a tough job. I wonder if there is a lot of people who don't last long because of it?
I know several, including one on the marketing side (working directly for a team not an associate) and the consistent thing I hear from all is that it's not very well paid. The top teams have a highly bonus related pay culture but in these times of Merc domination that doesn't help the majority unless you are based at Brackley or Brixworth.Word is it's a tough job. I wonder if there is a lot of people who don't last long because of it?
But a lot of people do it for a few years as it looks good on the CV and leads to other opportunities. The hours are brutal and it's hard for many people to have a normal family life because of this. 20 races this year are simply too many for most to cope with.
I actually earn the same now as my previous job out of F1 but I now travel 100 miles a day commute at my own cost which I didn't have in my previous job... But it took me 9 years of applications to get into F1 so it was a cost I had to take (around £2500 a year for fuel, insurance, tax, servicing etc on a 1.5 DCi Clio that returns on average 72mpg).
Steve
Steve
ukaskew said:
My neighbour is one of the top technical staff for a midfield team having worked his way up. Doesn't talk about his job much, loves it but it's pretty brutal on family life to say the least, especially as he is pretty young.
I was jealous of the places he gets to go to for all of about 5 minutes until I realised the reality of it (airports, circuits, hotels and nothing in between).
It's not just F1, I worked 8 years at a UK Sports Car manufacturer, the season ran from Feb/March to Oct/Nov - there were some times doing 4 weeks strait with no days off, sometimes at 80/90/100 hour weeks!I was jealous of the places he gets to go to for all of about 5 minutes until I realised the reality of it (airports, circuits, hotels and nothing in between).
If you're 16-18 years old and single then I'm sure it's ok but as a married man with kids the job nearly destroyed my marriage and relationship with my children! ('Mummy, does Daddy live at work now'...)
Don't get me started on 'Grid Girls' and the perception of them at home...
cgt2 said:
longshot said:
I haven't known anyone who works in F1 personally but have known people who have.
Word is it's a tough job. I wonder if there is a lot of people who don't last long because of it?
But a lot of people do it for a few years as it looks good on the CV and leads to other opportunities. The hours are brutal and it's hard for many people to have a normal family life because of this. 20 races this year are simply too many for most to cope with.Word is it's a tough job. I wonder if there is a lot of people who don't last long because of it?
Steve Barrett said:
I actually earn the same now as my previous job out of F1 but I now travel 100 miles a day commute at my own cost which I didn't have in my previous job... But it took me 9 years of applications to get into F1 so it was a cost I had to take (around £2500 a year for fuel, insurance, tax, servicing etc on a 1.5 DCi Clio that returns on average 72mpg).
Steve
What is it you do?Steve
bobski1 said:
What advice would you have for anybody wanting to get into F1?
The few people I know that moved up into F1 etc. were mechanics who started in a motorsport college, got placements at smaller club racing teams and UK manufacturers before going on to places like Williams, Prodrive, WEC etc.I guess it largely depends on what you want to 'do' in F1? The guy I know at Williams started on their road car project and then moved across to the F1 team.
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