Work experience in motor-sport?

There are absolutely loads of race teams out there, I've just come back from working with the JOTA Britcar team in Spa Belgium, where the F2 races were being held at the same time. Getting work experience with a race team is easy, just call around and ask if you can help out. They won't want you getting in the way while pitting etc but during the build they will let you come around and help out and as they begin to trust your capabilities they may let you help out with more serious work. Getting work experience with F1 is a different kettle of fish though. They are so dedicated to winning and there is so much money involved that they don't want work experience people, they just want experienced people and can afford to pay for the best. Just remember if you do go for work experience, don't stand around on ceremony the whole time, always be proactive, get involved and if there is opportunity to do anything helpful (clean the floor, get the tea, put another coat of wax on the car etc) then ask if you can then do it. There is nothing worse than a work experiencer who sits in the corner doing nothing but getting in the way, they may offer you a low ranking job afterwards if you have been helpful enough which will help you on your CV. With that kind of thing on your CV you will find that courses like the Automotive Engineering course at Birmingham University (one of the best courses in the country for what you want to do) are easier to get onto and it is a solid route into the field that you want to work in. Do maths and physics as at least two of your A-levels, perhaps even going for double maths to make up your third. These are important stages in getting to where you want to get to, oh and try to get on as much as you can with anyone in the field... Hell, I already like you in that you are a kid who seems to know what he wants to do in life. Good luck.