To celebrate and mark International Women in Engineering Day, we asked our fans across social media to send in their questions for Rosie Wait, our Head of Race Strategy. In this exclusive Q&A, Rosie talks through her career journey, strategy, advice for aspiring engineers and much more.

Jan 18, 2023 · Rosie Wait, who has previously worked with the likes of McLaren and Williams and been with Mercedes as Head of Strategy since December 2018, is set to become the Chief Strategist at the...

Feb 16, 2023 · Rosie Wait is Mercedes’ head of strategy. The woman was responsible for all strategies the team follows on its weekend outing. A very important role that she has been occupying since December 2018. Prior to that, she was the race strategy engineer.

Jun 5, 2021 · F1 strategy is not confined to the two hours after lights out on a Sunday morning. Making the right decisions across a Grand Prix weekend can make the difference between glorious reward and pained regret. And making those hard calls begins weeks before the cars hit the track, as Mercedes’ Head of Strategy, Rosie Wait explains…

Apr 3, 2023 · When Formula 1 looked at its workforce six years ago, just 28% of those employed were women. Today that figure stands at more than 30%. This shift is something Rosie Wait, head of race strategy...

Nov 24, 2019 · Rosie Wait is Mercedes-AMG Petronas’ Head of Race Strategy, though unlike Schmitz has worked for several different F1 teams during her career. Having also graduated from Cambridge University, Wait achieved a Master’s in Engineering in 2009, joining McLaren F1 …

Rosie Wait is a British engineer who is the Head of Strategy at Mercedes. Wait began her F1 career with McLaren in 2009 as a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer. She remained in this role for about 3 years until she was moved to the role of Strategy …

Apr 2, 2023 · You won't see 35-year-old Rosie Wait, the strategist for the Mercedes F1 team, wandering around the paddock in a hurry or grimacing over the pit walls, the workstations set up...

Jan 28, 2023 · Hannah Schmitz is Red Bull’s principal strategy engineer, while Rosie Wait is head of strategy at Mercedes.