how does it work?

The challenge takes the 12 key characteristics of performance at the limit as identified by Professor Mark Jenkins of Cranfield School of Management, characteristics that Grand Prix teams agree make the difference between good teams, and high performing winning teams. They are:

1. Maintain open & honest communication
2. Isolate the problem not the person
3. Build the organisation around internal    processes, networks, & relationships
4. Align individuals, teams, & partners goals
5. Focus, focus, focus
6. Make quick decisions & learn from the results
7. Real gains come at the boundaries
8. Be realistic about what can be achieved
9. Never believe you can keep winning
10. Leaders exist at all levels of the organisation
11. Measure everything
12. At the edge … not over it

Mark Jenkins BA MSc DPSE PhD, Professor of Business Strategy, Cranfield co-author of 'Performance at the Limit – Business Lessons from Formula 1 Motor Racing’
The GP Team Challenge will ensure teams understand and recognise breaking points, identify strengths and recognise weaknesses, and develop a unique camaraderie that results in team spirit and self belief. It immerses everyone involved in a real-time experience that will feed into a broader corporate context.  The GP Team Challenge will become a ‘life memory’.

Each participating team will work with their appointed driver straight from the GP Team Challenge talent pool. Twelve drivers have been selected especially from the proving grounds of single seater motor sport such as GP2 and F3, so these drivers are already on their way to achieving great things in the world of motor sport. They will be involved in workshops, and are able to call on the experience of our panel and other key members of our technical support team throughout the challenge series. Importantly, a former British F1 driver will monitor the drivers and the progress of our teams from the onset of the GP Team Challenge.