Motorsport links to science, technology, engineering and maths in many ways.

Examples include:

• how motorsport has affected modern car design
• how speed and forces of gravity can affect the mechanism of injury
• the mechanics and hydraulics of our rescue equipment
• how topography affects radio signals
• and much more!

Did you know...?

• Formula 1 pit stop techniques are helping save lives in the resuscitation of newborn babies 👏
  
• The steering wheel is one of the most complex pieces of an F1 car 🏎
  

• Formula 1 drivers wear gloves that send potentially life-saving data from the driver to the medical crew during a race! Now that's wearable technology! 👍

• The rear view mirror in your car is a result of racing car driver. The earliest known rear-view mirror appeared on on a race car in 1911 🤓
  
• Wireless sensors and data analytics -- originally developed by McLaren for Formula 1 car telemetry -- are providing real-time information about a patient's health 😎
  
• At the 2013 US grand prix, the Red Bull pit crew replaced a cars tyres in 1.923 seconds 🤩
  

STEM ambassadors

We have two STEM ambassadors who can visit your group or school to talk about the different ways the relationship between motorsport and science, technology, engineering and maths.

We're registered with the East Scotland STEM Ambassador Hub. We want to help inspire young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and can support teachers in the classroom by explaining current applications of STEM in the motorsport industry.

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