A team of Transition Year students from a school in Co Mayo have won third prize and a place on the podium in the world finals of this year's 'Formula 1 in Schools' competition in Singapore.
The team from St. Muredach's College in Ballina also won the top award for best pit display.
Team AIB Racing, made up of Aaron Hannon (16), Robert Grimes (17), Paul Flynn (16) and Enda Flanagan (17), fended off competition from 20 million second-level students representing more than 40 countries.
The callenge for each team was to design, construct and race their own miniature Formula One car.
Judged on performance, engineering, marketing and social media campaigns and their presentation skills, the ‘F1 in Schools’ competition was first introduced in the UK in 1999 and was designed to encourage students towards careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.
