WATCH: Max Verstappen’s Red Bull gets a first-ever female mechanic

Red Bull has finally hired the first ever female in the team ahead of the 2024 season.

WATCH: Max Verstappen’s Red Bull gets a first-ever female mechanic

Emmie Jones [L] (via @RedBullracing/Instagram) and Max Verstappen [R] (via IMAGO).

Motorsport has failed to get adequate representation throughout its history. However, ahead of the 2024 season, Red Bull hired the first-ever female mechanic for the team. Emmie Jones has taken up this role at the Milton Keynes-based team.

Formula 1 had previously been a male-dominated sport, ever since its inception, an issue that even Lewis Hamilton has recognised. However, in recent times, following the support of multiple teams and drivers, Females are finally entering the sport. Hence, one such addition was Emmi Jones on the technical team of Red Bull. With increasing man-force demands solely due to Max Verstappen‘s dominating performance, Milton Keynes is actively hiring more quality crew members to meet the team’s requirements.

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Jones highlighted that it was a very big achievement and a moment of pride for her to be the first-ever female in the Oracle Red Bull racing team. The Briton insisted that hopefully, her involvement in the sport would inspire more females to join the sport. Additionally, Jones explained her role in Milton Keynes and how she is the technician at the heritage team at Oracle Red Bull Racing.

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My name is Emmi Jones and I'm a number two technician here on the heritage team at Oracle Red Bull Racing. I am the first female Oracle Red Bull Racing's Mechanic, a pretty big achievement for me and I'm very proud to be here. Hopefully it can inspire a lot more to follow in my footsteps.
Jones told Red Bull Racing’s Instagram

Emmi Jones opens up about the physical strength required for her role

Formula 1 is a sport that usually takes a very heavy toll on the bodies of not only the drivers but also the crew that supports the drivers. Hence, even Jones had to undergo specific physical tests and qualifications in order to get the role of technician at the highly dominant team Red Bull. The Briton opened up about the physical strength required to uphold such kind of a role in Formula 1.

Emmie Jones in Red Bull (via @EmmieJones/LinkedIn).

Jones asserted that explosive amounts of strength are needed when it comes to changing the wheels and jacks of the car. Additionally, the Briton highlighted that gyms are a very crucial part of such a job in any Formula 1 team. Hence, in the hotels and the places where the crew travels, the gym is a necessary activity required to be undertaken by the entire team to ensure their mental and physical fitness prior to any races.

Emmi Jones joining the Red Bull racing team is a very big achievement on its own. Additionally, the increasing female participation in the sport would benefit the sport greatly. Jones is one of the many more women who will shortly be joining the sport, who would later play a crucial role in the sport, in the coming years.

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