DUBAI // A team of Dubai pupils won an award at an international Formula One competition in Austin, Texas.
The Knighthawks team from the Indian High School in Dubai took part in the F1 in Schools, the Formula One Stem Challenge – an annual competition where pupils to create an F1 team which then sets out to design, build and race model cars.
The Best Engineered Car Award covers all aspects of the car’s engineering design, manufacture, quality and specification compliance. The competition is designed to encourage students to learn science technology, engineering and maths subjects.
The team, which finished sixth out of 39 teams from 23 countries, also won the Research and Development Award for work that translated into design improvement and technical development of the car.
Also from the UAE was Repton School’s Team Impulse, the youngest team yet to appear at the world finals.
The team scored first place on points in car scrutineering, which involves measuring the car’s specifications to make sure it complies with regulations. They were one of only two teams achieving a specification score.
However, they lost out to a team of students from Germany in the tie-break, taking 24th place overall.
“This is a fantastic win for the Knighthawks and a great performance from Team Impulse,” said Paul Bray, F1 in Schools manager at Yas Marina Circuit. “They should both be very proud of their achievement.
“To walk off with the most technically demanding award at this global event means that the UAE’s schools are becoming a force to be reckoned with in this competition.”
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