F1 Racing - UK (2020-01)

ucked away behind some discreet

landscaping on theotherwise

nondescript A508 connecting

Northampton withLeicester, and

sharinga roundabout with a household waste

recycling centre, is the home of Formula 1’smost

successful turbochargedhybrid engine. Mercedes-

Benz High Performance Powertrainsbegan its

life in a nearby industrial unit (see sidebar), but

this facility issomething else: neatarchitectural

details mask the wheelsofits industry.

“It’s nota factory,it’s a campus,” says

managing directo r Andy Cowell. “It’s– hopefully

• a nice environment that people enjoy coming
  to. It’s challenging –ther e are toughtechnical
  activities,tough problem-solving, hardgraft. But
  we treat everybodywith respect and try to look
  after their healthwith good food and exercise.”
  Indeed, one of the fourmain buildingson
  the Brixworthcampus is a huge gym,and t he

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Theproductionof

Formula1engines

isonlyonepartof

theworkthatgoes

onatBrixworth

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