The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which runs the Formula Student event, is inviting volunteers to help “drive and deliver Europe’s most established and popular educational motor-sport competition”.

Applications are now open (www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WFCMJ7R).

Successful applicants will be contacted via e-mail and sent further instructions.

The IMechE says there are various roles available and that each requires different skills and experience.

They include: business presentation judging; design judging; scrutineering; dynamic testing; paddock tours; evaluating costs and sustainability; impact attenuator testing; information point; and electric-vehicle scrutineering.

Oxford Brookes Racing (OBR) is once again entering the Formula Student competition, but this year it will be entering a fully electric racing car.

Rebekah Potter, the PR and communication manager for the team of students from Oxford Brookes university, said: “OBR20 will be our first electric entry in Class 1, so a big change for us from our combustion era.”

The car consists of a carbon monocoque, with an all-wheel drive and a motor delivering 172bhp (limited to 107 at all competitions), plus in-hub planetary gearboxes (designed in-house), bespoke carbon-fibre rims and 3-D printed titanium uprights.