Stephen Coleman was 5 years old when he first climbed into a go-kart at a local short track on Long Island, N.Y. The roar of engines and rush of adrenaline sparked a passion for racing and an interest in engineering and mechanical design that would shape his future.
Last year, when he was in his third year as a mechanical engineering student at Jacksonville University, Coleman sent more than 500 cold emails to racing teams, engineers and NASCAR executives in hopes of breaking into the motorsports industry.
The persistence paid off. Coleman landed an internship with Alpha Prime Racing in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series last year. Now, he has secured a summer internship with Cadillac’s new Formula 1 team, where he will help engineer power unit components for the carmaker’s inaugural F1 effort.
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