Almere

Mika Ruyssenaars (20) from Almere will begin an internship with the Aston Martin Formulation 1 crew in July. Right here he’ll contribute to the aerodynamics, also referred to as the affect of transferring air on a car, of the F1 automotive. “I am very pleased with it,” he says.

Mika hopes to be taught so much throughout this internship: “You’ll first be taught so much concerning the automotive, after which you’ll actively contribute to creating the automotive. If I attempt my finest, it could occur that the entrance wing of the automotive is made by me.” The nice factor, in accordance with Mika, is that after the internship he has an opportunity of a job in Formulation 1.

Watch Formulation 1

The selection for this internship didn’t come totally out of the blue. “I have been watching Formulation 1 since I used to be little.” When somebody got here to his highschool to speak about learning aerodynamics (with a job in Formulation 1), the selection of research was rapidly made.

Mika is at the moment an ‘Aerodynamics Engineer’ on the Formulation Scholar Crew Delft. When he needed to do an internship, he instantly appeared on the potentialities inside Formulation 1. “There are locations open for college kids yearly. Every crew can accommodate about 30 college students. The concept was extra: I am going to see the place I find yourself.”

Accepted

So he utilized for the internship on the finish of October. Mika was informed a number of months later that he had been accepted. He was then invited to England, the place the crew is headquartered, for 2 months on the finish of April. “We had an introductory day with a tour. That was very cool, since you may simply see a entrance or rear wing someplace in a nook.”

Mika can be away for 13 months for the internship: “That’s a very long time, however it’s mainly an hour’s flight. So ultimately it is not that unhealthy.” He’s at the moment busy arranging his visa and taking a look at homes in England. He would not have to arrange for the work itself but: “I simply should signal contracts.”

Problem

Mika will primarily work within the manufacturing unit with the design crew. “Typically I will be within the wind tunnel and typically I am going to assist with race management.” Mika will subsequently primarily contribute to creating the automotive. “Throughout my research I used to be already designing a racing automotive, however now I’m going to do it extra professionally.”

For now he’s nonetheless open-minded: “It is all a problem.” For instance, he typically has to finish a undertaking by a particular date. “If it’s important to have one thing prepared for the race weekend, it’s important to work more durable.” However Mika doesn’t see this as an impediment: “I take each alternative I can get. I hope to take one thing from all the pieces and be taught from it.”