BWT Alpine Formula One Team and its official partner Microsoft have continued their "Race Into STEM" initiative with the announcement of a new Minecraft education world.

The initiative seeks to promote gender diversity in motorsports and provide highly educational content for youth through specially curated events and activations. As part of the new "world," the virtual game is set in a remarkable 8-bit recreation of the BWT Alpine Formula One Team factory in Enstone, Oxfordshire, U.K., where players can explore the facility and learn all about creating and racing a modern-day Formula One car.

Players can "meet" team employees who detail their roles and explain key concepts about the car. These include senior members of the team, Head of Build and Test Dalia Ramos Guerra and Chief Financial Officer Gemma Lang, who help players understand how important their roles are in Formula One.

In addition, players can test a car in the wind tunnel and take part in a virtual pit stop.

So far, more than one hundred students have taken part in the events around the globe, and there have been more than 80,000 visits to the digital Race Into STEM platform from 99 countries. The online resource is available for free worldwide. It includes a curated curriculum by FIA Girls on Track UK, along with videos from BWT Alpine Formula One Team employees, including some of those who feature in the minigame. For more information, visit the Race Into Stem program website here, or visit education.minecraft.net for more details.