Off The Track

This is a live Q&A with 2023 F1 in Schools World Champions, Recoil Racing, where we discuss the differences in funding received by private vs public schools, what we as judges look for when judging teams, the biggest surprise we found when judging the 2023 World Finals, and how to stay on schedule.

This episode was hosted with a live audience on Discord on 13 January 2024. You can join the Discord to be informed of our next Q&A session: https://discord.gg/Qs9KGfQ

Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information.

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We brought together judges from every judging category from the 2023 F1 in Schools World Finals to share their feedback from the competition.

This episode is hosted by Peter Russell. Peter is joined by David Palfreeman, Holly Roberts, Kim Quaghebeur, James Gurney, and Sorcha Nic Conmara.

This episode was recorded in September 2023. Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information.

For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This is a highlight from our January 2024 Q&A session.

We discuss tips and tricks on how to optimise your portfolio to make it easier for judges to read, including using charts and diagrams and concise language choices.

This was recorded in January 2024. Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information.

For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Project Management is a critical pillar to the success of any team. For F1 in Schools teams, it is a requirement of the competition at the World Finals and in many countries.

In this episode, we're joined by experienced project manager and F1 in Schools judge, David Palfreeman, to look at how F1 in Schools teams should execute their Project Management and document it in their portfolios to obtain the maximum amount of points.

This episode is hosted by Michael Walker (Precision Racing, 2015 World Finals). Michael is joined by David Palfreeman, Matthew Westerman (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), and Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals).

This episode was recorded in January 2023. Information was correct at the time of recording. Check the regulations of your competition for the most up-to-date information.

For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Join the Off The Track team for a lighthearted look back at everything that happened in the world of F1 in Schools in 2023 and a glimpse to the future for the competition.

Tune in to find out what is on our Christmas wish list for the competition, and also what would happen if we re-entered the competition.

This episode is hosted by Ben Galvin (Ascension, 2019 World Finals). Ben is joined by Peter Russell (Infinitude, 2016 World Finals), Ethan Cahill (Ionic, 2019 World Finals), Matthew Westerman (Constellation, 2023 World Finals), and Javier Gladstone-Contioso (Eclipse, 2022 & 2023 World Finals).

For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to ⁠⁠⁠https://www.offthetrack.net⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@offthetrackpodcast⁠⁠⁠

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Off The Track and The Main Straight, the official F1 in Schools podcast, have joined forces to recap the 2023 F1 in Schools World Finals!

In this episode, Tom Deacon is joined by Peter Russell, Nelson Vale (Head of International Operations, F1 in Schools), and the 2023 F1 in Schools World Champions, Recoil Racing: Benno Wörand, Timon Schlenk, Amélie Niessen, and Marleen Stollberg.

You can follow Recoil Racing on Instagram.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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.

Support the future of Off The Track by joining us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offthetrack

For the latest F1 in Schools news, go to https://www.offthetrack.net and follow us on Instagram: @offthetrackpodcast

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