IT Technician selected from thousands of entries for once in a lifetime opportunity
Friday 15 July 2016 09:31, UK
James Hopkins from Guildford will join the Williams Racing pit crew for the race in Italy
Sure, an Official Partner of Williams Racing has completed its nationwide hunt to find its first ever Pit Crew Apprentice, with James Hopkins beating thousands of petrol heads for this once in a lifetime opportunity.
On September 2nd, James - along with his fiancée - will fly out to Milan with the IT Technician set to spend the race weekend with the Williams Racing pit crew, experiencing life in the fast lane.
Williams Racing is a team with an unprecedented track record, winning seven World Drivers' Championships and nine World Constructors' Championships over its illustrious history, with their latest recruit set to see what makes Williams Racing so successful.
You can never really prepare yourself for a phone call like that. Meeting Valtteri and Felipe was just incredible and they gave me some great advice on what to expect and work on ahead of my trip to Italy. Hopefully the team can finish on the podium.
As the newly crowned Sure Pit Crew Apprentice, James Hopkins will get to experience just what goes into being part of this stellar team as they prepare for a race weekend and stand at the forefront of some of the most dramatic and exhilarating moments of the race weekend.
James will be given exclusive behind the scenes access with the team over the four-day race weekend.
On top of taking part in a once in a lifetime pit stop experience as part of the Williams Pit Crew, James will also live the full motor racing lifestyle - meeting one of the drivers, having lunch with the team and dining at celebrity hotspots all around the beautiful city of Milan.
I've been a huge motor racing fan for most of my life, I even wake up in the middle of the night to watch the Australian Grand Prix, so it'll be great to see what happens in the garage up close and personal.
As an Official Partner of Williams Racing, Sure is also on hand to keep James cool under pressure with its NEW Sure Special Edition Williams Racing Antiperspirant, specially formulated to handle the unpredictability of motor racing.
The latest edition to the Sure range contains Motionsense; a breakthrough patented technology containing microcapsules that break with friction to release bursts of freshness all day, meaning that NEW Sure Special Edition Williams Racing Antiperspirant provides the protection needed to perform.
Williams Racing have excelled in the pits this season, recording the fastest stops in 9 of the first 10 races, including an incredible 1.92s stop for Felipe Massa in Azerbaijan.
