2 teams of pupils from Gurnard Primary School raced to success at the Lenovo F1 in Schools Primary Class UK National Finals.
The finals took place at Autosport International, a motorsport exhibition held at the NEC, Birmingham.
Vortex with 10-year-old team members Cassius, Emily, Elsie, Fallon and Barnaby won the Research and Development Award. They were also nominated for the Team Identity and Verbal Presentation Awards.
It was a sister team, Venomous Vipers, with team members Sammy, 10, Dylan, 11, Harry, 11 and Ralph, 10, who won the Verbal Presentation Award and were nominated for the Portfolio Award.
Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman, F1 in Schools said:
“The primary category of our educational initiatives is the largest growth area and we’re seeing not only the number of schools competing increasing, but the standard of work has been extremely high. The pupils have an impressive level of knowledge that goes far beyond the attainments reached within the classroom. Alongside this, we’ve seen fantastic enthusiasm from the teams, with all the students being passionate about their work and enjoying competing at the National Finals.”
The primary school version of the prestigious F1 in Schools initiative is becoming increasingly popular with both school children and teachers. An innovative STEM educational initiative, it challenges primary school students to design, build and race a miniature paper racing car. Teams spend many months designing and making their aerodynamic racing cars.
Teams compete at regional finals held around the country to secure places in the National Finals, with teams judged on a range of criteria including engineering, marketing, verbal presentation and, of course, speed of the car, introducing them to engineering and the key STEM subjects in a very compelling and fun educational programme.
The F1 in Schools National Finals took place with the assistance of a host of partners and supporters. F1 in Schools thanks Lenovo, Denford, Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Autodesk, Department for Education, UCL Mechanical Engineering, FIA Girls on Track/Motorsport UK, City University London, FIA
