TEAM PROFILES
T01 - CELESTIAL - AUSTRALIA
Lachlan George, (18)
Team Manager
Brayden Taylor, (18)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Lachlan Vos, (18)
Design Engineer
Hayden Richards, (18)
Graphic Designer
Joshua Kan, (19)
Analytic Engineer
Mitchell Phipps, (19)
Resources Manager
Jemma Swaak, (17)
Public Relations Manager
Samuel Kirkegard, (18)
Internal Communications Manager
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Our Aussie collaboration comes in the form of intergalactic team Celestial, who believe their astronomical car will make waves at WFs. Despite struggles to obtain the budget to carry out their project, the team have joined forces with local businesses and created monthly newsletters to maintain contact. Their winning team combination originated at their National Finals where they were located next to each other during Trade Displays, which resulted in a fun and friendly rivalry between their two teams. Covid has taught them not to take life for granted and they all have plans to pursue STEM in their future careers.
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T02 - Dark Matter - AUSTRALIA
Ali Yu Ann Savage, (17)
Team Manager
Caed Guy Lawson, (16)
Design Engineer
Reynold Win Chu, (17)
Business Manager
Sanjay Sabu, (16)
Pit Display Engineer
Erin Neeve Bennett, (18)
Marketing Manager
Indianna Skye Lawson, (18)
Graphic Designer
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With a name inspired by the universe, Dark Matter hope to be pioneers and innovators in their future careers. Through integrity and diligence they have already seen success at their National Finals and hope to continue their goal of inspiring those around them. They have enjoyed spending more time with family during the pandemic despite having to deal with the uncertainty of whether World Finals would be going ahead this year. They are also the proud receivers of a government grant which has allowed them to compete this year.
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T03 - Nebula - Australia
Riley McGlue, (16)
Graphic Designer, Marketing Manager, Team Manager
Aarav Shah, (17)
Design Engineer
Christopher Jongue, (17)
Resources Manager
Reuben Kern, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Describing themselves as experienced and innovative, Team Nebula are joining us all the way from Perth, Australia, bringing with them 20 years of combined experience within F1 in Schools and an ambition to be World Champions. The competition has taught them to be able to adapt their workflow and be more versatile in their preparations, with their biggest challenge lying in the crossover of the competition with their final year at school. Team Nebula love most the speed, strategy and emotion of Formula 1 and being from the same hometown they are big fans of Daniel Riccardo. Their team name is inspired by nebulae in space, where stars are born – perhaps we’ll see our very own F1 in Schools stars born at the World Finals this year.
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T04 - Nightglow - CHINA
Yinjie Wang, (16)
Team Manager
Shengzhe Hong, (16)
Design Engineer
Yifu Ke, (15)
Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
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Against all odds, Team nightglow have managed to make it to the World Finals having merged two of their previous teams and worked through budget issues. They have welcomed the slow-paced life that the pandemic has afforded them and have utilised it to learn some new skills and brush up on their CAD abilities. They describe themselves as passionate and ready to face any difficulties that are thrown their way. They admire the top technology that goes into Formula One and their car designer hopes to pursue further studies in engineering at university having been inspired by F1 in Schools.
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T05 - Pharos - CHINA
Qian Jiang, (16)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Team Manager
Hao Ni, (16)
Finance Manager, Resources Manager, Social Media Manager
Duanting Zhou, (16)
Design Engineer, Resources Manager
Suchen Hou, (16)
Marketing Manager, Project Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Yueqi Liu, (16)
Finance Manager, Graphic Designer, Project Manager
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Team Pharos are our young entries from China who are also bringing with them their team mascot, virtual idol LingFeng. To promote their team with young people and anime fans they have created this mascot to represent their team and promote their energetic and creative way of working. Their collaboration with virtual car racing platform HiPole has secured them a page on their website and they plan to continue this partnership by introducing the company on campus and inviting fellow students to participate in some virtual online racing.
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T06 - VELIONNE RACING
CHINA & MALAYSIA
Dengjing Wu, (13)
Social Media Manager
NUR HADFINA ABDUL MAJID, (15)
Resources Manager
Leyu Xu, (13)
Graphic Designer
NAZRAH UMAIRAH NAZRIN EFFENDI, (16)
Manufacturing Engineer
Zhicheng lin, (13)
Finance Manager
NUR ANIS AYUNI ISHAMUDIN, (16)
Design Engineer
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Another of our collaboration teams come from Malaysia and China in the form of Velionne Racing. Despite both sides of the team being from rural areas, they have big ambitions and are proud of their main partnership with Huawei. A huge asset to Velionne racing has been their collaboration with the University of Malaysia of Pahang with whom they created Velionne Plastic: a new type of plastic to build the wings and wheels of their cars. As well as this achievement, they have started their own ‘first touch program’ with the aim of helping students who are interested in joining the F1 in Schools program. A huge setback for the team came in December of 2020 when floods hit one of their schools, destroying all of their work they had completed so far. They did not let this dampen their spirits and have come back fighting – we are excited to have you team Velionne!
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T07 - FABULOUS9 - MALAYSIA
ANIS ALIAH BASRI, (15)
Graphic Designer
MIRZA RUSYAIDI RAHAMAT, (17)
Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
VISHWANATH R KANASENMURTHI, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
JU ESEN, (16)
Design Engineer
NUR NAQIYAH JALIL, (17)
Marketing Manager, Team Manager
KON SHIHUEI ILLUT, (15)
Social Media Manager
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These young and ambitious individuals from Malaysia are raring to go having beaten the competition at their National Finals. Fabulous 9 are fantastic, optimistic and aspiring, and are proud of the cultures and religions they all represent. Despite their differences, they are able to come together and create a team who aim to inspire generations below them. Appearing on TV and radio, hosting school events and aiming promotion at young girls and children are just some of the things Fabulous 9 are doing to get their name heard. They took advantage of the pandemic to network globally, instead choosing to host virtual meetings with potential sponsors. Let’s hope we see some fabulous racing from Fabulous 9!
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T08 - KERIS RACING - MALAYSIA
WAN ILHAN ERINA BINTI WAN ZULKIFLI, (16)
Manufacturing Engineer, Team Manager
WAN QISTINA BINTI WAN ABDULLAH, (16)
Resources Manager
AMMAR KHALISH BIN ABDUL RAHMAN, (16)
Design Engineer
IMAN NURAINA BINTI MOHAMMAD FAIZAL, (16)
Graphic Designer
AIMAN DANIEL BIN MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN, (17)
Social Media Manager
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Our fun and enthusiastic Keris Racers are joining us from Malaysia having been crowned National Champions of 2020. Their recent innovation saw them assert STEAM as part of their team identity, with the A standing for Arts and the influence of a Keris sword in their studies. They believe in having fun while they work and hope to leave every person they encounter laughing. Their webinar, ‘Inside the Minds’ has now had over 400 streams and has attracted a lot of attention for their team in their country. They’ll never forget the feeling of winning their National Finals and are hoping to recreate this moment at this year’s World Finals
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T09 - Raya Racers - MALAYSIA
AHMAD ALIFF FIRDAUS BIN ZULKIFFLI, (17)
Design Engineer, Project Manager
SAIFUL SYAHMI BIN SAIFUL BAZLI, (16)
Marketing Manager
NIK HADIF IQBAL BIN NIK HASSAN, (15)
Design Engineer
NUR FARAH SAFIAH BINTI RIDUAN, (16)
Graphic Designer
NUR ATIRAH BT MUHAMMAD ZARIMAN, (13)
Manufacturing Engineer
MUHAMMAD EIMAN BIN AHMAD FESOL, (16)
Resources Manager
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Raya Racers are one of our Malaysian Teams joining us this year, with their name translating to ‘celebratory flower’, they are hoping to have something to celebrate. Not only have the team had to deal with working remotely from each other, they have also had to get to know each other from scratch, with some members being complete strangers prior to prepping for World Finals. Check out their website to view their virtual booth, which they created as an alternative due to the pandemic to keep their sponsors and supporters updated with their progress, as well as posts they have made to their social media channels. With the great name ‘Rosa’ for their car, we are excited to see them racing this year!
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T10 - RIMAU RACING - MALAYSIA
KU ADAM NAUFAL BIN KU AIZUL NIZAR, (18)
Project Manager, Team Manager
SARA ELISYA BINTI MUHAMMAD SHAFIE, (17)
Resources Manager
SERI HADIRAH BINTI HAZLIPI, (18)
Social Media Manager
AZRIL SHAFIQ BIN AHMAD SHUHAIMI, (18)
Graphic Designer
MUHAMMAD ILYAS BIN MUHAMMAD HASBULLAH, (17)
Design Engineer
AFIQ ZIKRI BIN ZOOL PAKAR, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Joining us from Malaysia are team RIMAU RACING, who describe themselves as constantly thinking outside of the box. Their passion for their country is evident in their team name which is dedicated to tiger conservation of the Malayan Tiger. They have sponsors with a non-profit organisation, RIMAU NGO that advocates for the conservation of tigers around Malaysia. They have also collaborated with WAU animations, a popular animation company in Malaysia. RIMAU RACING have also ensured the use of sustainable materials on their car, making use of items around their homes to save on waste and budget.
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T11 - Hanuman - THAILAND
idapa Piyapitakwong, (16)
Graphic Designer, Team Manager
Posin Piyapitakwong, (16)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Koki Komatsuzaki, (17)
Marketing Manager, Resources Manager
Anawach Kootiratrakarn, (15)
Graphic Designer, Project Manager
Pawat Lewnaparoj, (16)
Finance Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Phurin Tatiyaapitham, (16)
Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
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Joining us from Thailand, Team Hanuman are creative, supportive and purposeful. Their unique blend of Thai culture with Formula One has been their driving force behind their designs and efforts to make it to the Finals. While the pandemic has made things more challenging they haven’t let it get in their way, instead managing to host virtual meetings online to obtain sponsorship and promote their team. Their biggest inspiration is not only found in F1, but also F4 in the form of Billy Monger, who has shown them that nothing is impossible and to never give up on their dreams. They hope to reflect what they love most about F1; the teamwork and sportsmanship that goes into making the cars.
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T12 - Persist Racing - THAILAND
Luke Chongstitvathana, (13)
Team Manager
Tomoyasu Komatsuzaki, (14)
Design Engineer
Yuto Ishizuka, (14)
Graphic Designer, Social Media Manager
Taiki Prasertphon, (14)
Marketing Manager
Tom Kerdsart, (12)
Design Engineer
Miguel Alfonzo Pansoong, (14) Social Media Manager
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Joining us from Thailand are Team Persist who have been working hard on their car for World Finals since November of last year. Their name is inspired by one of their most important attributes of the team: they never give up and they keep on persisting. They have all developed their leadership, teamwork and communication skills from joining F1 in Schools and most enjoyed promoting their team at their school fair where they demonstrated the F1 in Schools paper car.
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T13 - Grand Dash Racing - INDIA
Pratham Aggarwal, (16)
Team Manager
Garv Puri, (15)
Resources Manager
Paarth Arora, (15)
Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
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Grand Dash Racing are here to be major innovators in their field and hopefully have a lasting impact on F1 in Schools. Joining us from New Delhi, they are resilient, risk-takers and passionate about what they do as they keep moving forward against all odds. They are most proud of their app named ‘Car Motion Calculator’ which they have designed to help future F1 in Schools Teams test their concept cars. Despite the hardship India are currently facing with the pandemic, and with one of their team members contracting the virus during preparations for the final, the team are proud of their commitment and courage to continue their work and make their country proud.
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T14 - Team Blaze - INDIA
Tamara Adrian Chadwick, (13)
Digital Media and Marketing Manager
Jasmeh Kaur Dang, (13)
Manufacturing Engineer, Team Manager
Amaira Kaur Anand, (13)
Sponsorship and Resource Manager
SeoWon Yoo, (17)
Design Engineer
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Team Blaze are an all-girls team joining us from India, leaving behind them a blazing path of inspiration and ambition. They are committed to promoting equal opportunities in STEM and regular life and have created many innovations within the team to promote their journey. This includes two songs now released on Spotify as well as their very own app which allows users to race cars and test reaction times. Experiencing one of the hardest waves of Covid across the world, Team Blaze have stood true to their beliefs and stood tall in every hardship they faced and never given up. We admire their bravery and are looking forward to their involvement at Finals.
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T15 - Hyperbolt - INDIA
Aryan Aggarwal, (14)
TEAM MANAGER, DESIGN ENGINEER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Shaurya Gupta, (14)
SPONSORSHIP MANAGER, RESOURCE MANAGER
Siddharth Kakroo, (15)
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, RESEARCH ANALYST
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With the name HyperBolt, meaning extreme speed and power, this team have made it against all odds to reach this year’s World Finals. While dealing with one of the worst covid waves in the world, HyperBolt have demonstrated their resilience and commitment to the competition. The Regional Champions have also created a virtual assistant that answers basic questions about the team and the work they are doing as part of their promotional work, which also includes various social media campaigns. Despite the hardships the team are currently facing, they are still remaining positive and have learnt a lot about adapting to new situations and taking things in their stride.
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T16 - Delta X-15 - UAE
Arnav Kedia, (15)
Team Manager
Alexander Ghorayeb, (15)
Marketing Manager
Tudor Balaj, (14)
Graphic Designer
Nur Jannah Aisyah Torbett, (16)
Production Engineer
Kamrin Archary, (16)
Development Engineer
Kapil Shenoy, (17)
Car Designer
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Named after the North American X-15 plane, Delta X-15 hope to display their core values of speed, professionalism, precision and energy. The 2019 and 2020 UAE National Champions are vigorous and versatile and have worked on their car since December 2020. The team have been working together for four years now, which has helped them to create strong bonds with each other. Their most memorable achievement has been the creation of their team robot, invented to help them with their marketing strategy in gaining sponsors and hosting events. Rather than just promoting their own team, they have tried to raise more awareness about not only the F1 in Schools program, but also STEM education as a whole. They love the combination of skills that F1 requires, and hope to take their own skills they’ve learnt into the future with them.
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T17 - Zenith - UAE
Gautam Nambiar, (14)
Marketing Manager, Team Manager
Elizaveta Soboleva, (14)
Graphic Designer
Karthika Ajay, (14)
Design Engineer, Other (please type directly into field), Team Director
Daren Tan, (13)
3D Designer, Other (please type directly into field)
Wayne D'souza, (14)
Manufacturing Engineer
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As the Rookie League National Champions from Dubai, Zenith are hoping to demonstrate their passion and ambition at this year’s World Finals. Their background in a multinational school means that they have a combination of different skills and talents within the group – something that they believe gives them the winning edge. They recently held a STEM week in their local primary school, demonstrating how their cars race on an F1 in Schools track which proved to be hugely successful for the promotion of their team. I’m sure our rookies will give us a great race this year!
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T18 - BOLT - CYPRUS
Andreas Kallis, (19)
Design Engineer, Project Manager, Team Manager
George Nicolaou, (16)
Finance Manager, Resources Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Ramon Merhi, (19)
Manufacturing Engineer, Research Engineer
Alex Dzaghigian Vadet, (19)
Marketing Manager, PitDisplay Artist, Social Media Manager
Antonios Skordis, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
Constantinos Zachariades, (20)
Communications Specialists, Graphic Designer
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Team Bolt are hoping to represent lightning and speed when participating in this year’s World Finals. Joining us from various regions in Cyprus, they describe themselves as a diverse team with big ambition and a goal of being the fastest car on the track. The pandemic has taught them to take care of themselves and their families as well as managing their time efficiently, as they are all currently studying in higher education. Having experienced F1 in Schools, they now admire the hidden stories behind every F1 team and have a new appreciation for teamwork and the work behind the scenes.
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T19 - ACE - CYPRUS
Ioannis Hadjigeorghiou, (14)
Team Leader
Elias Kirmizis, (14)
Graphic Designer
Panayiotis Stavrou, (15)
Chief Engineer
Antonios Antoniou, (14)
Finance Manager
Stefanos Vladimirou, (15)
Marketing Manager
Evrypidis Hadjimichael, (14)
Assistant Engineer
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Hoping to play their ace and make it to top at World Finals are Team Ace from Cyprus. Throughout their journey to the finals they have developed their communication skills as well as their teamwork and practical CAD skills. Despite the impact of Covid on their team, they have learnt to adapt and overcome any issues, relying on their strong bond as a team to carry them through. They still remember racing their very first car at their first competition and this has remained their biggest inspiration for continuing their competition and making it to World Finals.
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T20 - Hyperion Racing Team - Greece
Aristeidis Koutsopoulos, (16)
Team Manager
Zacharias Papadogiannis, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
Artemis Syka, (17)
Design Engineer
Asimina Lazaridou, (16)
Marketing Manager
Konstantinos Balis, (16)
Social Media Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Ioannis Stefanos Karagkounidis, (16)
Resources Manager
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Our Greek team Hyperion are appropriately named after a Titan who ruled before the Olympian Gods. Hyperion is the God of Light and reflects this teams hope to light up the competition. Combining two previous World Finals teams, their experience has set them up for success as well as their team attitude of being adaptable, hard-working and committed. The strict lockdowns in Greece led to their work being carried out online which proved difficult for their ‘extroverted’ personalities, as they say so themselves. Despite never meeting in person, Hyperion have battled against all odds to make it to World Finals and have even created their own track technology to measure speed.
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T21 - Olympian Racing - GREECE
Alexios Zittis, (17)
Design Engineer, Team Manager
Konstantinos - Dimitrios Marnieros, (17)
Design Engineer, Graphic Designer
Theodora - Panagiota Podimata, (18)
Resources Manager, Web Designer
Eleni Sideri, (16)
Manufacturing Engineer, R&D Manager
Danai Pikoula, (19)
Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
Ioanna Boutsika, (19)
Finance Manager, Project Manager
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With a name inspired by their Greek history, Team Olympian are a new team formed especially for the World Finals in June. Made up of two previous F1 in Schools teams, they describe themselves as persistent, passionate, determined and influential. The unique nature of every individual in their team creates the perfect combination that they believe will bring them success. Their sponsors have helped them to create a strong presence on social media where they have hosted various competitions from their channels to promote their team. The pandemic has meant that some members of their team have not met before, but they are refusing to let this get in their way, instead choosing to bond online through virtual meetings and calls. Having experienced F1 in Schools, they now have a huge admiration for F1 teams and the work that goes on behind-the-scenes
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T22 - PRISMATIC - GREECE
DIONYSIOS KANNELIS, (15)
Team Manager
GEORGIOS PAPADOPOULOS, (16)
Design Engineer
THEOFANIS TSIGANIOTIS, (17)
Marketing Manager
PANAGIOTA TSIGANIOTI, (17)
Graphic Designer
DIMITRIS LILLIS, (17)
Resources Manager
IOANNIS NEOFYTOS, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
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With a name meaning ‘prism’ to reflect their Greek history, team Prismatic are racing for passion and adrenalin. Joining us from Athens and Serres, this internal collaboration team are excited for race days, with their first tester car racing at 1.017 seconds, giving them the spur they need to keep pushing to finals. While they have struggled with organising promotional events, they haven’t let this get in their way, choosing instead to focus on their social media channels to promote their team. They’ve enjoyed learning new practical skills but have also noticed a development in their communication and teamwork skills. They love F1 for the ingenuity of the engineers and the unpredictable nature of the sport.
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T23 - Team SquareQ - FRANCE
Romain Névo, (18)
Design Engineer, Graphic Designer, Manufacturing Engineer, Team Manager
Léo Gautier, (19)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Maël Portefaix, (18)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Project Manager
Garis Sarazin, (18)
Resources Manager, Social Media Manager, community manager
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Bonjour SquareQ! It’s been a few years since a French team has joined us at the World Finals and these boys are flying the tricolor for their school, INSA, and for their country, we’ll be giving them a very warm welcome. It’s been a new journey for SquareQ with plenty of skills learned along the way. With all the team interested in an automotive or motorsport career, meeting an engineer from a sportscar championship was a highlight for them. The team will be soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying the challenge of competing in the World Finals.
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T24 - Nine Degrees Racing
Germany & Ireland
Paula Iffland, (18)
Team Manager
Niall Treacy, (17)
Finance Manager, Graphic Designer
Frieda Mathea Reiners, (18)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager
Cian John Newcombe, (18)
Social Media Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Deike Katharina Corleis, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
Ben Maloney, (17)
Design Engineer
Georg Iffland, (15)
Affiliate Member
Harry Joseph Regan, (17)
Affiliate Members (not pictured)
Lennart Payk, (18)
Levent Jahn Corleis (15)
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One of our superb collaboration teams, Nine Degrees Racing, come from Germany and Ireland, bringing with them a unique blend of their different cultures. While some of them have never met in person before, they have used their different skillsets to their advantage and remember their most memorable experience as being the moment they found out they were headed to World Finals. They have faced their fair share of challenges along the way, with delays in post due to covid, language barriers and time differences, but they haven’t let this stop them giving it their all. Admirably, the Irish side of the team managed to raise their funds through hosting their own raffle of a brand new Audi A3 – great work!
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T25 - BRT OLIBAEZA - SPAIN
Sebastian Rentero, (18)
Finance Manager, Marketing, Social Media, Sponsorship & Partnerships Manager, Team Manager
Santiago Sanchez, (17)
Design Engineer, Graphic Designer, Manufacturing Engineer
Adrián Vazquez, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer, Resources Manager
Jose Miguel Santoyo, (17)
Graphic Designer, Manufacturing Engineer
Daniel Gomez, (18)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
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Our Spanish amigos, BRT Olibaeza are clever, cheerful and dependable and also describe themselves as charming and confident. Their name stands for Baeza Racing Team with Olibaeza being their main sponsor, an olive oil company. They are proud of how far they have come since the start of their journey together and have enjoyed developing their computer and English skills. Baeza Racing Team admire the strategy and innovation of Formula One and find it impossible to choose which racing driver is their favourite. If they could ask one question to an F1 driver it would be: can you lend me your car for a lap?
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T26 - Electron - ENGLAND
Kaylan Ruparellia, (15)
Team Manager
Moosa Saghir, (16)
Design Engineer
Nathan Daniel, (16)
Business Manager, Other (please type directly into field)
Kavin Sivarajah, (16)
Manufacturing Engineer
Rohan Selva-Radov, (16)
Other (please type directly into field), Portfolio & Testing Manager
Virujan Arudchchelvan, (16)
Graphic Designer
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Bringing with them a history of previously achieving fastest car, team Electron are hard-working, cooperative and adaptable to changes. Their name stems from electrons found in atoms, that represents the speed of their car. Despite having to work remotely due to the pandemic, Team Electron agree that it is has encouraged them to become more independent while still working efficiently as a team. They love how exhilarating F1 is and are excited to see how the competition plays out at World Finals.
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T27 - IQ - ENGLAND
Emily Lucas, (17)
Project Manager, Team Manager
Sophie Orgler, (17)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Lara D'Amico, (17)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Diora Juraboeva, (17)
Design Engineer, Social Media Manager
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This British all girls team, Team IQ, are hoping to inspire more females into STEM, using their experience in the competition to host sessions in their school for future potential participants. Their most memorable experience in F1 in Schools was their Regional Finals race day where they enjoyed meeting fellow participants and also saw them take the Regional Championship. They also have big plans to pursue studies in STEM after the competition, having been inspired by the work with F1 in Schools so far.
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T28 - APOLLO RACING - IRELAND
Andrew Evans, (17)
Design Engineer, Project Manager, Team Manager
Muhammad Harris Idris, (17)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Resources Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Evan Banable, (17)
Structual Engineer
Ava Lily Casey, (17)
Graphic Designer, Social Media Manager
Finn Hallwood, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Team Apollo are our promising young team from Dublin hoping to make an impact at this year’s world finals. They’re willing to do whatever it takes to win this year and started designing their car back in July of 2020. While their biggest challenge has been raising enough money to compete, the have still managed to raise a whopping 5000 euros. Their online marketing events have been a hit, and despite having to stay apart due to the pandemic, they have still managed to keep morale high and communicate virtually. Speaking about F1, the team say that they love the sound of an F1 engine the most and enjoy the competitive nature of the sport.
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T29 - Feabhas Racing - IRELAND
Joseph Martin, (17)
Marketing Manager, Project Manager, Team Manager
Rory Kilgarriff, (18)
Design Engineer
Rory Kane, (18)
Graphic Designer, Manufacturing Engineer
Thomas Dillon, (17)
Design Engineer, Graphic Designer
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Describing themselves as hard-working, dedicated and competitive, Feabhas Racing are joining us from Ireland to compete in this year’s World finals. Their name Feabhas is an Irish term for ‘Excellence and Improvement’ which reflects their ambitions to succeed in all areas of the competition. We can certainly see that Feabhas have a competitive streak; their favourite thing about F1 is the rivalries between teams and the intensity of the competition.
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T30 - Quintolux - IRELAND
Cian Breheny, (17)
Team Manager & Innovation
Claire LaBranche, (17)
Research & Development
Robert McGonigle, (17)
Design & Manufacturing
Andrea Comar, (17)
Partnerships & Marketing
Alana Whelan, (17)
Resource & Logistics
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Hoping to illuminate the competition are our Irish team Quintolux who are the current reigning National Champions. They describe themselves as ‘five fun and determined friends flying and inspiring as champions’ with particular emphasis on promoting women in STEM. Made up of three females and two males, Quintolux are ready to show the World Finals what they are made of. Their key sponsorship with Medtronic has set them up for success with a national television appearance taking place in May 2021 as well as collaborating with Formula Female to run the Go Girls initiative.
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T31 - rocKet - PORTUGAL
Bruno Gonçalves Correia, (17)
Resources Manager, Team Manager
Gonçalo José Barbosa Sousa, (18)
Graphic Designer
Cristiano Fernandes de Araújo, (16)
Marketing Manager
Rafael Martins de Sousa, (18)
Design Engineer
Rodrigo Filipe da Cunha, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Our Portuguese rookies are hoping to rocKet to the top at WFs. They have faced their fair share of obstacles, dealing with poor internet connection while trying to work remotely at home and dealing with a lack of experience in the competition. Their first test car also lost a front wing but they have worked through all of these challenges to come back stronger than ever. F1 in Schools has taught them valuable skills in 3D design programmes which has influenced some of their career choices following their studies at school and they are hoping to make a big impact at their first World Finals. Good luck team rocKet!
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T32 - GENESIS - SCOTLAND
Ellen Beard, (16)
Finance Manager, Graphic Designer, Team Manager
Ethan Beddard, (16)
Design Engineer
Louise Murray, (18)
Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
Molly Ganner, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Scotland’s female-led National Champions are racing for their country at World Finals with their team name, Genesis, representing their growth and development on their journey. Based on a kingfisher, their car is designed to cut through air efficiently and hit record times. The team have secured sponsorship with primarily Scottish companies located from Edinburgh to the Scottish Highlands and all have hopes of having careers in STEM thanks to F1 in Schools. Their history of races – achieving their fastest time and having a car explode- have given them good experience for this year’s World Finals. We are happy to have you Genesis!
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T33 - Britannia Red - UK
Amelia Doward, (16)
Team Manager
Abigail Bessant, (16)
Testing Engineer
Caoimhe Thomas, (16)
Aerodynamicist
Edward Hodgson, (17)
Technical Director
Zachary Taylor, (17)
Public Relations Officer
Callum Green, (16)
Manufacturing Engineer
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One of our representatives of the United Kingdom comes in the form of Britannia Red, suitably named to represent their country. As twice National Champions they describe themselves as passionate, dedicated and determined to win. Despite it being their biggest challenge, their strong relationships with their sponsors will prove to be one of their greatest assets, as they have also created a tool to help with their manufacturing accuracy. Their remote working hasn’t stopped them from working hard on their car and they are proud of the wealth of skills and knowledge they have gained from the process. With too many favourite drivers to name, they love the inspiration that Formula One provides and hope to go on to study various STEM subjects in the future.
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T34 - Brazilian Six - BRAZIL
Isabele Pardo, (17)
Team Manager
Isabella de Oliveira Grieco, (17)
Finance Manager, Resources Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Giovanna Chanquini Layoun, (17)
Graphic Designer, Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
Guilherme Gramuglia Betta, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
Lucas Abreu Sernik, (16)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Gustavo Vaccari Borrelli, (17)
Design Engineer
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With a rich history of awards from previous F1 in Schools competitions, Brazilian Six are from Sao Paolo and have the hope of empowering their country. Their focus is on giving back to their home and helping to make it a better place which they have already made huge steps towards. They recently created a library of 1200 books and they also planted 12 trees, as well as providing English and literacy classes in their local communities. At the forefront of their work is sustainability, with reused wood and electronic devices prioritised over plastic. Brazilian Six have refused to let the pandemic get in their way, instead promoting their work and raising money by making and selling masks and hand sanitiser as well as creating podcasts and hosting interviews. A memorable highlight of theirs so far was their Brazilian Six carnival hosted before the start of lockdown in February – let’s hope they continue the party at the World Finals!
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T35 - SESI/SENAI SC SPARK - BRAZIL
PEDRO DAMINELLI LAGE PINTO, (18)
Finance, Marketing & Social Media Manager, Team Manager
KEVIN GHISI, (18)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Test Analyst
THALYTA ANDRADE FARIA, (19)
Pit Manager, Project Manager, Resources Manager, Social Activities
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Another of our teams joining us all the way from Brazil are SESI/SENAI SC SPARK. Their use of the term ‘spark’ not only describes the speed of F1 cars, but also describes the spark in each individual team member, which when collaborating and working together, can generate large flames and have a big impact. Brazil’s National Champions are hoping to demonstrate their authenticity, determination and innovation at this year’s World Finals as well hoping to inspire change in young people’s lives around the world. Their strategic sales and marketing plan is something they are looking forward to presenting and is something they have managed to successfully work on together despite face-to-face interaction being impossible. Since they began their journey back in 2018, the team feel that F1 in Schools has encouraged them to mature and grow into successful young adults.
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T36 - Team Tachyon - BRAZIL
Sofia Marie Hughes Trecenti, (17)
Team Manager
Caio Bertolani Travain, (18)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Gabriela Jodas Salgado, (18)
Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
João Victor Nagem Aragão, (18)
Finance Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
Pedro Toledo Soares Cintra, (18)
Graphic Designer
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Aiming to ‘learn, grow and go beyond’, Team Tachyon are joining us from Brazil as the 2020 National Champions. With a growing social media presence behind them and fantastic promotional efforts, they are excited to be participating in this year’s World Finals and describe themselves as hard-working, purposeful, energetic and unique. From going live with the likes of Ruben Barrichello to creating team merch, Team Tachyon have gone above and beyond to shout about F1 in Schools and their involvement. Their name ‘Tachyon’ relates to a ‘hypothetical particle that travels faster than light’ – let’s hope their car travels faster than light on race day! #GoTachyon
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T37 - ZENNA - Brazil & Greece
Esther Rocha Fernandes, (16)
Finance Manager
Esther Rocha Fernandes, (16)
Finance Manager
Gustavo Leonel Costa Rodrigues, (17)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Gustavo Leonel Costa Rodrigues, (17)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Pietro Pazini Passos de Oliveira, (16)
Graphic Designer
Pietro Pazini Passos de Oliveira, (16)
Graphic Designer
Maria Verouchi, (16)
Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager, Team Manager
Ourania Aravantinou, (16)
Social Media Manager
Loukas Fragkoulis, (15)
Design Engineer
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Team Zenna are one of our four collaboration teams this year and they have chosen a name perfect for the occasion. Combining the Greek god Zeus and with one of F1’s most compelling personalities, Ayrton Senna, they have created the name Zenna to represent their fun, ambitious and innovative team. Coming from both Greece and Brazil they aim to collaborate to be the world’s best: ‘think of it as a mix between capoeira and syrtaki with some sprinkles of engineering and entrepreneurship.’ They have enjoyed getting creative in class, with the help of some pizza along the way, and have learnt how to communicate effectively. They have big ambitions to be involved in F1 in their future careers.
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T38 - Cyclone Racing - USA
Ava Barker, (17)
Team Manager
Samir Kadariya, (16)
Design Engineer
Kellie Bruschi, (17)
Manufacturing Engineer
Bailey Herrera, (17)
Resources Manager
Ashley Mingrino, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Cyclone Racing are certainly a force to be reckoned with, joining us from the USA with big ambitions for this year’s World Finals. Having lost their team manager and team resource manager after the National Finals, and with one of their members getting Covid weeks before their Nationals, they are used to working against the clock. This includes their last minute ‘either genius or crazy’ last minute fix after finding out they had used the wrong measurements the day before their car was posted to the UK ahead of their finals. Their team is made up of all females with one lone boy who, in their own words, is the dedicated nerd of the group. Their love for outside the box thinking has got them this far and we can’t wait to see where they end up at World Finals this year.
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T40 - Girls Tonaltech Racing - MEXICO
Veronica Janeth Medrano Figueroa, (18)
Finance, Project, Resources, Sponsorship & Partnerships Manager, Team Manager
Lizeth Veronica Medrano Figueroa, (18)
Design Engineer
Citlalli Elizabeth Melchor Zepeda, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
Ruth Guadalupe García Gutiérrez, (20)
Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
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Girls TonalTech Racing are the first all-female team of their school in Tonala. The National Champions of Mexico hope to demonstrate that they are different, humble, and hardworking and have pride in their team. The team aims to promote STEM subjects to other girls in their town and hope to be role models that demonstrate the talent of young women. Their strong presence on social media extends to local TV and Radio and they’ve adapted well to being online this year. Three members of their team have enjoyed F1 in Schools so much so that they will be pursuing related careers in their future.
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T41 - Sastalkej - MEXICO
Leslee Grisell Mayo Laguna, (17)
Resources Manager, Team Manager
Javier Román Canché Pacheco, (16)
Manufacturing Engineer
Russell Alejandro González Arcila, (18)
Design Engineer
Itzel Jeanine González Sima, (16)
Marketing Manager
María Alicia Moncada Morales, (17)
Graphic Designer
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With a name translating to ‘the deer of the sunrise’, Escudería Sastalkej are ambitious, committed and passionate. Despite facing challenges in acquiring sponsors due to the pandemic, their proudest achievement lies in their STEM campaigns that they created to reach out to more young people and get them involved in STEM. A stand out memorable moment for them was winning their national finals where they had a dinner full of laughter and emotion. They are currently Red Bulls biggest fans, particularly Sergio ‘checo’ Perez, who they would like to thank for representing Mexico in F1 and they are hoping to use their teamwork and passion to make an impact at the World Finals.
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T42 - Skull Bulls Racing Team - MEXICO
Jonathan Alexis Martínez Alonso, (18)
Finance Manager, Project Manager, Team Manager
Julián López Velarde Román, (18)
Manufacturing Engineer
Brandon Villalobos Cabrera, (17)
Graphic Designer
Karen Paulina Olvera Sánchez, (18)
Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager
Juan Ricardo Segovia Arellano, (18)
Design Engineer
Jan Carlos Rodríguez Jiménez, (17)
Resources Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
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Skull Bulls Racing Team are joining live from Mexico this year. The name represents the day of the dead and the famous bulls of Mexico and compliments the identity of their team. They describe themselves as innovative, passionate and confident with a single goal “to have passion when doing something that you want to demonstrate". They have adapted to a new way of thinking during this process and are appreciative of the development of their problem solving skills. They are also inspired by the incredible coordination and excellence that is required in F1 and hope to reflect these qualities in their own racing at World Finals.
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T43 - Alpha1 Racing - USA
Sanaa Taqvi, (14)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Resources Manager, Team Manager
Katya Brockmann, (14)
Graphic Designer
Jashanjeet Gill, (13)
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer
Zeke Bartolone, (14)
Design Engineer
Raghav Mansharamani, (15)
Manufacturing Engineer
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Joining us from Chicago are Team Alpha1 who are in it to win it. With a name stemming from wolf packs and their desire to win they have huge ambitions and describe themselves as feisty, curious and free-spirited. Their unique individual skills make up a winning combination and they enjoy spending time together and leaning on each other’s energy. While they haven’t been able to do this as much during the pandemic, a highlight of theirs was winning Entry Level Champions in 2019 where they enjoyed the buzz of racing their car and getting a quick time. One of their members is now pursuing a career in Environmental policy having learnt about sustainable energy during F1 in Schools.
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T44 - Element - MEXICO
Guillermo Tequida Salas, (19)
Manufacturing Engineer, Team Manager
Rosaly Valdez Rentería, (18)
Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager, Sponsorship / Partnerships Manager
José Amado Valenzuela Pierre, (19)
Design Engineer
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Inspired by the fifth element, carbon, on the periodic table, Team Element are racing from Mexico and describe themselves as friendly, fast and creative. They enjoy taking on new challenges and experiencing new things and hope to give back to their community in participating in this year’s World Finals. They are looking forward to sharing their experiences at the finals with their friends and family at home – a lovely way to adapt to participating virtually this year. They are managing to compete all while continuing their studies at university and hope to meet new friends and create new relationships with businesses this year. They are big fans of Sergio Perez at Red Bull and love to watch the drivers of F1.
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