Hands up, who wants to add a bit more excitement to learning from home?
With the support of our friends at Dell Technologies – the folks who provide the cool tech to help our cars go faster – we’ve switched up your homework, big time. We’ve ripped up the rulebook when it comes to lesson plans and brought in substitute teachers from the McLaren F1 team – and one of them just so happens to be one of the fastest people on the planet: F1 driver Lando Norris!
Still not convinced? Well, there’s nothing stopping you from skipping these lessons. We’re not going to put you in detention but if you do skip them, you’re going to miss out on learning how to predict the future, understanding whether it’s possible to drive a car upside down, and knowing how to build a rocket-powered racer.
So what are you waiting for? Keep scrolling and get to class!
Lesson 1: How to Predict the Future
What's it about?
Probabilities, and how to predict what will happen during a grand prix.
We ask:
Why is having a strategy important in F1 and in the wider world?
Watch lesson 1 below.
Lesson 2: How to drive upside down
What's it about?
Motion and forces. We find out how an F1 car accelerates, decelerates and stays on track.
We ask:
What is slipstream? Can an F1 car drive upside down in a tunnel?
Watch lesson 2 below.
Lesson 3: Beating an F1 driver
What's it about?
Diet, nutrition and how an F1 driver stays fit and healthy.
We ask:
What type of diet does a driver need to keep fit? Why is eating healthy and good nutrition important?
Watch lesson 3 below.
Lesson 4: Phone a friend at 200 mph
What's it about?
Communication. How F1 engineers receive, process and communicate complex information quickly.
We ask:
How do you work effectively with all types of people?
Watch lesson 4 below.
Lesson 5: A big bang
What's it about?
Engine efficiency. What an engine is and how they power F1 cars.
We ask:
We ask, how can we make them more efficient?
Watch lesson 5 below.
Lesson 6: Networking?
What's it about?
Spanning trees. What is an algorithm and how do we use them?
We ask:
How can we use them to make decisions?
Watch lesson 6 below.
