Formula Student 2019

(Wareham Dorset, UK – August 2, 2019)Mixed weather conditions could not dampen the spirits of students from around the world, here to compete in the British round of the Formula Student 2019 held at the hallowed ground of UK motorsport, Silverstone Circuit. This is the fourth year in a row that Anglo American Oil has been trusted to fuel the event which is completely different to any other events we fuel.

    

It's a four-day affair with the final day being the busiest as the teams that qualified for the endurance event on the Sunday, also had their fuel efficiency monitored for extra points.

This involved filling the cars before the endurance race and then weighing the fuel after the race to calculate the exact amount of energy used, and then again after the car leaves parc ferme to catch out any badly built fuel tanks.

Universities from as far as Pakistan and India participate and it's always interesting to see the different approaches people have to building a competitive car. The focus is on design, quality and innovation of the build but also on being energy efficient - I.e. not much fuel being used.

The Italian team MoRe Modena Racing clinched the title with their very impressive looking machine, featuring design aspects not found on any of their competitors' race cars.

More noticeable this year was the amount of Universities with alternative power trains, the majority remaining with the tried and tested internal combustion, but in addition was a variety of electric, hybrid and even hydrogen powered vehicles.