The Motorsport Job Pod

Today's episode is all about motorsport communications and you're going to be learning from someone who's worked across F1, Indycar, NASCAR, Formula E and more.

There's life advice for introverts, a really good argument for not trying to work in F1 and a listener challenge at the very end.

Buckle up for this one and get ready to launch your communications career

Find Craig on Substack:

⁠https://cwoollard.substack.com/⁠

The Formula Ford Festival Live Streams (Saturday & Sunday):

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheBRSCC⁠

Craig's Example of Someone Doing Things Well (The Paddock Journal):

⁠https://thepaddockjournal.substack.com/⁠

The Motorsport Job Pod on Substack:

⁠https://themotorsportjobpod.substack.com/⁠

Thanks for clicking on this episode of The Motorsport Job Pod

This episode is different to the usual format - it’s a solo episode where I'm walking you though your own Personal Experiment in Networking. That’s right, we’re going to take action on that thing that we all know we *should* be doing, together, one step at a time.

Don't worry, we’ll keep it super easy at the start, and I’ve even got a sneaky idea you can use that’s going to open conversations with people who want to talk about the same things as you.

This is a doing episode, so I encourage you to download the worksheet (https://lnkd.in/p/eAuRu9Uf) and fill it in as we go along, or after listening to the episode.

As always, I'm eager for your feedback so I can make the podcast what you want it to be.

Music: "Rocket Power"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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Hear the stories from inside the Red Bull Racing Driver Devolopment Simulator

Today's guest is Josh Ogilvie, who joined Red Bull Racing through their Industrial Placement Programme and went on to work in Vehicle Dynamics and subsequently the Driver Development Simulator. You'll learn what it takes to land a placement spot and translate that into a job offer, as well as Josh's memories of running a young Lando Norris in the sim.

Josh's Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GCGFF6WQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeogilvieauthor

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JEOgilvie

Mentioned in this Episode:

Calum Nicholas talks to Red Bull’s Head of Project Engineering, Craig Lawson about his career and neurodiversity, in F1’s Untold Stories: https://lnkd.in/p/e-wCw2DF

Romain Grosjean comforts mechanic after losing a wheel exiting the pitlane. "There'll be other days. We'll keep fighting": https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1007580606065588

High Performance Podcast: Toto Wolff - Defining the Mindset and Culture of a Winning F1 Team: https://youtu.be/8LjfUafgZSw

Beyond The Grid - Kevin Magnussen: https://youtu.be/3x9Yz5oG3T4

Music: "Rocket Power"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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Welcome back to The Motorsport Job Pod

Today we're delving into the world of composites - essentially making car parts from carbon fibre - with Sam Leeks, who has worked in F1 and sports cars . This career, which might sound like a behind the scenes role, has allowed her to travel the world and be involved in pit stops, driver changes and emergency repairs that make the difference between a DNF and a podium.

Although Sam earnt a degree before getting her first job in motorsport, it is possible to start in composites as an apprentice, so get ready to hear where this job could take you.

1. 00:00 — Introduction
2. 01:19 — Why Pursue a Motorsport Career
3. 04:15 — What Is Composites?
4. 08:15 — Sam's Background & University
5. 12:10 — Starting at Red Bull
6. 19:07 — Moving to Williams & Travelling
7. 23:24 — Living & Working Abroad
8. 32:21 — Shift Patterns & Factory Life
9. 37:32 — F1 vs. Endurance Racing
10. 50:56 — Advice for Getting Started

Music: "Rocket Power"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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Today's guest has the largest independent motorsport based YouTube channel, and a motorsport jobs website. If you don't know Scott Mansell of Driver 61 and Fluid Jobs, now is the time to get acquainted.

You’re going to hear about

• What he discovered when he researched how F1 teams hire
• How you can make yourself stand out in a sea of qualified candidates

• What he learnt when he asked motorsport workers to self report their salaries
• Where you’re most likely to get replies to outreach
• How many consecutive hours he thinks he can drive a sim for, in order to raise money for charity

And theres so much more to get stuck into in this episode. Thanks to Scott for sharing his time and knowledge.

https://youtube.com/@driver61

https://courses.driver61.com/courses/

https://fluidjobs.com/

Music: "Rocket Power"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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Denmark's first female Formula One mechanic tells us how she battled the odds to earn her place in the pitlane. She explains the first steps she took when taking a dedicated motosport course was not an option in her country and how she create opportunities to make herself stand out.

00:00 Introduction01:13 Discovering F1 in Denmark02:38 Auto mechanic apprenticeship07:24 Motorsport course and networking12:14 Arden and GP315:14 Manor and Racing Point21:04 Realities of the job26:57 Mercedes and life after F1

Music: "Rocket Power"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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Welcome to the first episode of The Motorsport Job Pod, the place to discover how you can work in motorsport.

In the opening episode we talk to Peter Duke, who at the time of recording had just completed his contract to hire staff for the brand new Cadillac F1 Team. He knows a thing or two about how to get a job in F1 and what he has to say about what happens when you click submit on that job application is going to surprise you.

| 00:00 | Intro || 02:04 | What talent acquisition is || 08:27 | Peter's career path || 12:17 | Agency, in-house, and RPO recruiting || 15:00 | CVs and interviews || 22:00 | Visas and graduate hiring || 28:11 | Messaging recruiters on LinkedIn || 34:43 | Job hopping and employment gaps || 39:43 | Advice for breaking in || 44:28 | Model shop and 3D printing roles |

Music: "Rocket Power"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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