SCRUTINEERING FEATURE
An F2 car enters the scrutineering bay at Silverstone
As anyone who has been involved on the inside of an F1 race weekend will agree, it’ s a very special experience – but as one of the 20 scrutineers assigned to the cars, the opportunity to work on the grid ahead of the race is one of the most unique of all.
“ There’ s a lot of people out in the stands screaming and shouting for their favourite drivers, so it’ s a privilege to be able to come and work in an area that not everybody can get to and to get up close to it,” concludes Vincent.
“ It’ s the pinnacle of motorsport and I really appreciate the opportunity to see how the teams work.
“ The whole weekend is fantastic, but it’ s hard to beat going out on the grid. To start with, we’ re there with loads of people, but gradually the grid clears and as scrutineers, we need to stay there until about three minutes before the start. By that point, there’ s just three or four members of the team, us and the car – and that’ s a very special experience to have.”
Will Gray
Become a licenced Scrutineer
The Trainee Scrutineer role is the first step on the scrutineering pathway. You must be 16 years or over to get started and will be allocated a mentor to support you through your modular training. To start the process of becoming a Trainee Scrutineer you will need to attend a Taster Day – please speak to your local club about arranging this with a Chief Scrutineer, or email officials @ motorsportuk. org
Following the successful completion of the Taster Day, you can apply using the New Officials Form along with a Letter of Recommendation from the Chief Scrutineer for a Trainee Car Scrutineer Licence and Trainee Environmental Scrutineer( if that is something that you are also interested in), however if you are wanting to become a Trainee Kart Scrutineer you will also need to have a Disclosure and Barring Service( DBS) check or Protecting Vulnerable Groups( PVG) in Scotland.
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