Make A Mark | Inspiring the next generation at home

Ahead of the British Grand Prix, we teamed up with our partners to welcome students to our home, the AMR Technology Campus, for two days of Make A Mark events focused on inspiring, educating and opening the doors to careers in STEM.

Designed as a hands-on programme to inspire the next generation of innovators and changemakers, our Make A Mark days gave students an exclusive opportunity to experience the world of Formula One, exploring the technology and career pathways available.

The morning of the first day centred around a series of interactive workshops delivered in collaboration with Aston Martin Aramco's partners. Rotating through each session, students explored real-world challenges, discovered how different skills can benefit them in the industry and gained practical experience into careers spanning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

In the first of the workshops, ELEMIS led 'Race Against the Clock', a collaborative challenge exploring climate science and solution-finding under time pressure.

For the second workshop, Arm used Micro:bit to train a machine learning model recognising F1-style hand gestures. Combining coding, AI and teamwork, students were able to develop a range of skills.

Finally, Driven by Us led a vehicle dynamics workshop where students gained hands-on engineering experience by using remote control cars to learn about suspension, tyre performance and real-time testing.

Alongside the workshops, students had the chance to network with team members and partners before being given a behind-the-scenes tour of the AMR Technology Campus, providing a closer look at the facilities and the team's operations.

On day two, we welcomed 80 students from eight secondary schools for a Centre of Excellence experience day alongside Maaden and STEM Racing.

After a tour of the campus and welcome from Maaden, students enjoyed a fireside chat and panel discussion featuring Maaden CEO Bob Wilt, Aston Martin Aramco Team Ambassador Pedro de la Rosa, STEM Racing's Anabelle Denford and University of Warwick's Zachary Parkinson.

The afternoon saw STEM Racing provide an insight into the world of F1 and present a head-to-head challenge between students, where the fastest among them competed for prizes. Designed to engage young people, the event connected classroom learning with real-world STEM careers in a high-performance F1 environment.

During the workshop, students met with an Aston Martin Aramco engineer and a member of the 3D printing team to explore ways of enhancing the performance of their STEM Racing competition cars.

To round off the experience, the students were among the first to witness the reveal of Lance Stroll's special British Grand Prix helmet, created with Maaden and inspired by STEM Racing education.