Interview with Victoria Hardy
Title: 13th place in 2004 Formula Woman Championship
Company: Formula Woman
How did you feel about maths and physics as a child?
Maths was ok, not thrilling. Physics was totally alien - I had no idea!
How has your view about them changed over the years?
Yes I realised you do need some knowledge of these in life.
How did you start/end up working within the Motorsport industry?
Entered a competition and won a place in motorsport for a season
How would it have affected your career if you didn't have maths and physics skills?
If I didn't have maths then I may have found getting a job difficult.
How essential are the skills of maths and physics to careers within Motorsport?
To me they are not essential, but for others in the sport they are very useful.
Can you give an example where you have used maths and or physics in Motorsports in an interesting, exciting and or fun way?
Working out the scoring system and my lap times.
Which physics equation in your opinion is the most important?
E=MC2