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Young Hungarian engineer helping Mercedes Formula One team and already taking on major responsibilities
Hanna Horváth studied at both a Hungarian and a Dutch university and is currently an intern with the Mercedes Formula One team. She is roughly halfway through the programme, yet she has already been entrusted with important tasks and given the freedom to work independently. Her story offers inspiring proof for anyone fascinated by cars and engines – and willing to put in the hard work alongside mathematics – that it is possible to reach the very top of motorsport.
Széchenyi István University has dedicated a separate feature to Hanna’s journey, as she completed her BSc in vehicle engineering in Győr. She then moved on to a Master’s at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where she is now specialising in aerodynamics. Since she had dreamed of working in Formula One from childhood, it was an easy decision to apply for an internship with the eight-time world champions, the Mercedes Formula One team.
Always drawn to aerodynamics
Hanna completed her bachelor’s degree in 2022 at the Audi Hungaria Faculty of Automotive Engineering. During her studies, she joined the Arrabona Racing Team (ART), which competes in the Formula Student series, contributing to the project for four years. She says this experience gave her a huge amount of hands-on, practical knowledge.
She explains that she always wanted to work in aerodynamics, but there are relatively few opportunities in this highly specialised field in Hungary. That is one reason she joined ART. She has also worked for Jaguar Land Rover and completed a space technology course. She is now enrolled in the aerodynamic specialisation of the aerospace engineering Master’s programme at Delft University of Technology, while spending her practical year with the Mercedes Formula One team. According to Hanna, aerodynamics is the largest engineering department in the organisation, and she is currently halfway through her assignment. For the time being, she is based in Brackley.
Hard work and passion for the chosen field pays off. Great achievements in a traditionally male-dominated field – congrats Hanna. And keep up the good work.