Team Aqueous does us proud on the world stage F1 in Schools is an international STEM competition for young minds from the age of 12–18. In the Term 2 break Team Aqueous, a collaboration between Over the course of four days, there was an immense amount of Newington College and Blue Mountains Grammar School, competed car racing, where every team competed to get the fastest time. in the F1 in Schools World Finals. This involved the team working It’s also important to note that F1 in Schools is not just about together to create the fastest possible miniature Formula 1 car. racing cars. Just like a real F1 team, F1 in Schools teams must create a strong team brand (like Red Bull Racing), get sponsorships Team Aqueous consists of Newington Year 10 students Preston from companies within the STEM industry, design, construct and Zhang (Marketing and Resource Coordinator), Lukas Yee (Team showcase a pit display booth (mimicking Formula 1’s pit walls) Manager) and Harry Board (Design Engineer), as well as Blue and utilise teamwork to achieve success. When all the points Mountains Grammar students Nick Hayes (Brand Coordinator), were tallied up, and all project deliverables were marked, Aqueous Bill Klein (Manufacturing Engineering) and Charlie Burgess ended up placing 19th in the world out of 54 teams. It was also (Testing Engineer). nominated for the Team Identity award, which encompassed the Originally, the Newington contingent participated in the 2021 F1 boys’ team brand – that is, graphics and logos. It was an incredibly fulfilling and educating experience for the boys, and it’s a sign that in Schools Australian National Finals as Team Aeolus and the Blue Newington could have many more F1 in Schools achievements in Mountains boys as PerPetrol. Team Aeolus performed brilliantly, the future, so join up boys! finishing second and qualifying for the World Finals. The teams were brought together as Team Aqueous to form a strong Australian F1 in Schools is offered as a co-curricular at Newington for all boys collaboration for the World Finals. from Year 7 to Year 12. Held in T1 or N1 on Monday and Thursday More than 17,000 teams (on average) are registered annually around afternoons, you get to compete against other teams by engineering, the globe. This year, only 54 teams made it to the World Finals. testing and manufacturing a miniature F1 car which races down a 20-metre track. The co-curricular is open to all interested in This is a big event. You get members of Williams Racing, Red Bull engineering, physics, motorsports, Formula 1 racing and skills Racing and Ferrari giving tours of their facilities, meeting teams involving graphic design, marketing and project management. and (sometimes) offering jobs to aspiring young individuals. This That sounds like a handful, but to put it simply: if you like fast cars, year, the World Finals were held at the prestigious Silverstone join F1 in Schools – you will love it. Circuit, home to the British Grand Prix, where teams received paddock passes to watch the racing and potentially meet F1 Lukas Yee icons such as Daniel Ricciardo or Lewis Hamilton. Year 10 Image: Team Aqueous: Lukas Yee (Team Manager), Preston Zhang (Marketing & Resource Coordinator), Bill Klein (Manufacturing Engineering), Nick Hayes (Brand Coordinator), Charlie Burgess (Testing Engineer) and Harry Board (Design Engineer). Service| News Spring 2022 | Stanmore 7–12 | 11