What is it like to be a woman at the cutting edge of Formula 1?
By James Burridge and Laurence CawleyWhen Formula 1 looked at its workforce six years ago, just 28% of those employed were women. Today thatThis shift is something Rosie Wait, head of race strategy at Northamptonshire-based Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1, has seen first hand.
The percentage of women working at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 has risen from 11% to 16% in the past four years.Ms Wait, who studied engineering at university, is in charge of the team which, among many other things, decides the exact moment drivers should come in for a pit stop. "During a race you really get those periods when the adrenaline is pumping and you can tell that a certain decision will be make or break - that's very exciting, it can be pretty scary.
"I've been able to do that alongside my caring responsibilities," she says. "My husband is a doctor which means his job is very uncompromising. When Emmie Jones was 16 and living in Wigan, she handed her CV to what she describes as a "back street garage".She is now an engine technician for Milton Keynes-based Red Bull Powertrains.
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