Gone are the days when Formula 1 mechanics were anonymous figures sweating in the garages. Social media has given these men and women a place to show their faces and their talents — and, in some cases, massive followings. Few built an audience as big as Calum Nicholas.
Better known as @f1mech on Instagram, where he has over 350,000 followers, Nicholas is a senior mechanic at Red Bull Racing. Or, he was, up until recently. For years, he'd been the Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician for the team, responsible for managing specs and logistics on anything that connects the engine into the chassis, like exhaust and cooling systems — as well as, for the past five years, the right rear wheel gunman on the pit crew.
