Pupils from North Leamington School in Warwickshire have made it through to the national finals of the F1 in Schools competition for the second year running.

The team of six students spent six months designing and building a model Formula One car, which they raced at the regional competition at Aston University, finishing in second place (missing out on fastest car by 0.005 seconds!) The team also won the trophy for Best Engineered Car, sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover.

Dr Greg Gibbons, Senior Research Fellow at WMG, helped the team to manufacture the suspension and some aerofoil components using WMG's state-of-the-art 3D printing facilities.

F1 in Schools is an international competition that promotes the use of computer design and manufacture within a school environment. It has the support of Bernie Ecclestone, with teams from over 26 countries taking part. Teams are judged on car speed, as well as supporting evidence of their design, verbal presentation and marketing display stand in ‘‘the pits”.

The national finals will be taking place at the London Excel on 15th & 16th March.