Summary of responses by question area from F1 Teams
Team | Working practice | Information transfer | |
Teamwork and communication [Briefings and debriefings] | A | Race drivers, test drivers, engine, gearbox and tyre engineers integrated in post and pre session briefings. | Feedback recorded and typed into electronic document and sent back to factory for analysis. |
B | Procedure for race and test sessions. | Feedback goes back to car concept and engineering phases at factory. Regular debriefings. | |
C | Procedure for race and test sessions. Includes drivers, engine, chassis, tyre. Radio communication recorded. | Process repeated including designers, manufacturing. Data recorded and analysed. | |
D | Official debriefing with minutes. Radio communication recorded. | General debriefing with other departments: engineers, aerodynamics. | |
E | Fixed procedure and schedule for briefings/debriefings for race and test sessions. | Briefing sheet stored on company server for access to relevant personnel. | |
Threat and error management [Checklists] | A | Yes such as job-list to change car specificationpassed from race engineer to mechanics. | Faults logged in faults system and sent to factory. All data transferred electronically. |
B | Checklist procedures for engineering change, process change, set-up and fault management. | Feed-forward and feedback | |
C | Checklists used for car build process, set-up, drivers briefings for diagnostics, mechanics. | Bespoke web-based database used providing trackside and factory engineers live interpretation of performance issues. Faults can be tracked and resolved quickly. | |
D | Run through checklists for problems, actions, projects. | Project tasks allocated and due date agreed for resolving issues. Written and verbally transferred. | |
E | Every race or test session checklists are completed by engineers and drivers. | Feedback goes from the race engineer to relevant person at track or factory. | |
Task design [Handover] | A | Debrief of 1 h to handover correctly. Maintained for quality control, work efficiency, production. | Shift log kept and signed. |
B | No of processes to ensure quality control at all points, based on ISO9000 lean manufacturing principles. | [Unable to provide data] | |
C | Formal handover with care build and checklists forshift workers. Procedures for quality assurance based on ISO9000 | Database used for commenting on production issues and follow-up. | |
D | Avoid transfer critical component work to other staff. Procedures all defined in accordance to risk level. Less critical work shifts overlap. | Staff must finish a defined step before starting next one. Written and verbal. | |
E | [Unable to provide data] | [Unable to provide data] |