The UK government command racing should care about
The government has mandated that 2018 is the Year of Engineering, but will it fix Britain's well-publicised engineering-skills shortfall and what contribution can the motorsport industry make?
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The doomsday bells aren't ringing yet, but British engineering could be facing some tough times ahead.
That statement may seem improbable given that the government only recently identified engineering as a priority in its Industrial Strategy, announcing in November that it will increase investment in R&D from 1.7% to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, create an independent Industrial Strategy Council and invest a further £725 million into the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - but the elephant in the room can be ignored no longer.
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