HONG KONG – INFINITI and Renault add another opportunity for the students of the INFINITI Engineering Academy program, which helps youngsters to pursue high-performance technology roles in motor sport. Expanding the existing training program, which currently consists of six months each at the Renault Sport Formula 1 facility in Enstone, UK, and at INFINITI's European Technical Center in Cranfield, the Engineering Academy will now offer its students two alternating roles in the UK Clio Cup paddock to be part of the championship's behind-the-scenes data-logging engineering team and scrutineering personnel.
"The INFINITI Engineering Academy is a global program selecting the very best student engineers from seven continental regions to participate in one year of training with INFINITI," said Tommaso Volpe, INFINITI Motorsport global director. "The nature of the program and world-wide search has brought a truly diverse field of successful Academy Engineers, current and past. Now in its fourth year we are expanding the program by leveraging the technical partnership and strong collaboration between the two companies."
The Renault UK Clio Cup, successfully mixing road car technology with professional motorsport, is renowned as being one of the very best championships in Britain when it comes to technical support. It is a logical championship to place students, who have already had a taste of life with both INFINITI and the F1 team to further help them pursue their careers in race engineering or the wider automotive industry.
"The INFINITI Engineering Academy represents a superb opportunity for young engineers hoping to achieve careers in motor sport – real once-in-a-lifetime stuff," said Renault UK's Communications director, Jeremy Townsend. "To have them then also filter over into the UK Clio Cup paddock is fitting as, like Renault Sport Racing, Renault Sport UK has always been a fervent supporter of young talent both on and off the track."
Renault Sport UK's Motorsport Championship Manager Will Fewkes, added: "Time and again we hear from those currently on the grid, and from those looking to join, how well the UK Clio Cup serves its teams and drivers when it comes to technical know-how and engineering excellence. Being included as part of the INFINITI Engineering Academy along with the Renault Sport Formula One Team adds greatly to that credibility, as it does our reputation for nurturing talent. We look forward very much to working with the Academy engineers during the remainder of 2017 and more youngsters who will doubtless emerge from the Academy in future."
INFINITI Performance Hybrid Overview
INFINITI is the premium car manufacturer within the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Technical Partner to the Renault Sport Formula One™ Team, making the INFINITI brand the natural home for exploration of high-performance hybrid technology. After five years as a sponsor in Formula One, in 2016 INFINITI made the daring move to become Technical Partner – leveraging its expertise in hybrids and contributing engineering resources to the Renault Sport Formula One Team.
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