The FINANCIAL — Students from India, Malaysia, Lithuania, Germany, and the UK have come together at the University of Liverpool to design and build a car for the annual Formula Student competition at the world-famous Silverstone motor racing track.
The team, supported by multinational industries, such as Ford Motor Company, have begun work on the design of a new race car as part of Europe’s biggest educational motorsport event. Formula Student aims to challenge aspiring engineers to build and compete as a team in a single seat racing car.
Mohammad Alfateh, from Bhopal, India, said: “I joined the team at the start of my third year of study in the School of Engineering at Liverpool. We are currently designing a car on the computer and will begin the physical build of it in December. The project offers a great opportunity to work as part of a team and enhance our engineering skills.”
Students at Liverpool are required to account for how and why they have chosen certain materials for their car, as well as present a business case for how the team will sell the design concept. They are also expected to produce a car that is fuel efficient and cost effective for the 22km endurance race.
During the two year-long project, students build on the skills they gain from their degree programme, which is geared towards realising the concept of ‘The Liverpool Engineer’, an initiative that aims to produce a new type of graduate who is ‘industry ready’ due to active participation in situations experienced by a professional engineer.
Dr Bob Mines, who oversees the team at the University’s School of Engineering, said: “This year we have a truly international team of students committed to developing their engineering knowledge and professional skills.
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