Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)Students Ready to Test Their Formula Car in Germany

With the dream of seeing their car driven by Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton someday, 40 engineering students from the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Tamil Nadu have put their head together to design a Formula car.

Pravega Racing, as the team of these engineers is called, participated in the 'Formula Car India' contest where teams from engineering colleges in India compete to build a Formula Car. The team from VIT tops the ratings in the competition and is all set to take its car in the Formula Car Germany contest.

The team has designed, manufactured, tested and raced a single-seater, open-wheel, open-cockpit formula style race car.

Pravega Racing reached the competition in Germany with a worldwide third rank in the qualifying quiz and are at the top among the five teams from India that will participate in Formula Student Germany.

Formula Student Germany is the biggest engineering competition that takes place every year at the F1 track in Hockenheimring. Automotive giants such as AUDI, BMW, Porsche, Bosch and SKF among others are associated with the event and provide valuable insights into the working of the automotive industry.