Maths in Motion

This term, Form 6 turned into Formula One engineers during their maths lessons. Using the Maths in Motion software, the girls set up virtual racing cars to race around real-life Grand Prix tracks. Our first race took place at Silverstone and the girls had to complete several mathematical activities to programme their cars for the race. As part of the project, the girls had to find the angles of each turn, measure the distance of the straights and optimise their engine settings. Once they had set their speeds for each feature of the track, they completed their qualifying laps and a fierce competition for pole position took place. With the grid positions decided, the girls gathered to watch the first Grand Prix with enormous excitement. The noise levels were so high, it felt like we were at Silverstone with thousands of fans! The race was full of drama with cars taking bends too fast or cars running out of fuel before their pit stops. A huge congratulations to the girls that finished on the podium.

During the project, the girls received a very special video message from former F1 driver Marc Gené that was recorded at the Bahrain Grand Prix outside the Ferrari paddock. He explained the importance of mathematics in Formula One for both the engineers and drivers and encouraged the girls to keep working hard.