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INFINITI Launches 2018 Engineering Academy With ‘Unprecedented’ Trackside Access
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(Photo of students at the Asia-Oceania Regional Final Hong Kong on September 17, 2017, courtesy of INFINITI Engineering Academy).
INFINITI has announced the launch of the 2018 edition of its INFINITI Engineering Academy, the fifth consecutive year recruiting engineers worldwide to work both with INFINITI Motor Company and Renault Sport’s Formula 1 team.
With increasing registration numbers year-on-year (the 2017 edition attracted over 12,000 registrations from 41 different countries, a near-threefold increase on the previous edition), competition to secure one of the seven places available globally is said to be fiercer than ever.
This year, finalists chosen will also benefit from unprecedented access to Formula 1 circuits during Grand Prix weeks, with six of the seven Academy Finals being held trackside (Canada, Silverstone for the Europe Final, Singapore for the Asia & Oceania Final, U.S., Mexico, and Abu Dhabi for the Middle East Final).
As a result, the INFINITI Engineering Academy finalists (10 per participating region) will be granted access to the Renault Sport’s pit lane, garage and motorhome areas on the Thursday before their local Formula 1 Grand Prix, where they will carry out several challenges under the watchful eye of Bob Bell, Nico Hülkenberg, Carlos Sainz, and other members of the team.
INFINITI has also partnered with Harvard University Professor Dr. Julia Minson, who specializes in decision science. Dr. Minson will conduct research into decision making in engineering, and how some of the very best engineers perform under pressure to make decisions when faced with vast amounts of complex data. The learnings from the research will then be incorporated by both the INFINITI engineering and motorsport teams to optimize their decision-making processes.
INFINITI has announced the launch of the 2018 edition of its INFINITI Engineering Academy, the fifth consecutive year recruiting engineers worldwide to work both with INFINITI Motor Company and Renault Sport’s Formula 1 team.
With increasing registration numbers year-on-year (the 2017 edition attracted over 12,000 registrations from 41 different countries, a near-threefold increase on the previous edition), competition to secure one of the seven places available globally is said to be fiercer than ever.
This year, finalists chosen will also benefit from unprecedented access to Formula 1 circuits during Grand Prix weeks, with six of the seven Academy Finals being held trackside (Canada, Silverstone for the Europe Final, Singapore for the Asia & Oceania Final, U.S., Mexico, and Abu Dhabi for the Middle East Final).
As a result, the INFINITI Engineering Academy finalists (10 per participating region) will be granted access to the Renault Sport’s pit lane, garage and motorhome areas on the Thursday before their local Formula 1 Grand Prix, where they will carry out several challenges under the watchful eye of Bob Bell, Nico Hülkenberg, Carlos Sainz, and other members of the team.
INFINITI has also partnered with Harvard University Professor Dr. Julia Minson, who specializes in decision science. Dr. Minson will conduct research into decision making in engineering, and how some of the very best engineers perform under pressure to make decisions when faced with vast amounts of complex data. The learnings from the research will then be incorporated by both the INFINITI engineering and motorsport teams to optimize their decision-making processes.
