Take a virtual 360° high-speed trip in a racing car thanks to the University of Wolverhampton

The video has been produced using a 360-degree camera attached to the cockpit of the university's Formula 3 car and is now available to view online.

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It brings racing fans about as close as they can get to the feeling of hurling around a track at speeds in excess of 120mph and provides an insight into the life of the world's top drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

The camera used even allows viewers to switch directions and view the action looking back at the Donington Park circuit.

The university is the only one in the country which has a team competing in the Formula 3 Cup Championship.

Dave Allen, Digital and Creative Services Manager in External Relations at the University of Wolverhampton, said: "We've created our first 360-degree video to really showcase what our engineering courses offer – giving potential students the chance to virtually see what it's like to sit in and drive an F3 racing car around a world-famous track.

"The University has invested £10 million in engineering facilities at our Telford Innovation Campus and the new virtual video shows off our drive towards innovative, hands-on education for students.

"Our venture into yet another new realm of technology is very exciting and will provide people with a completely new – and panoramic - perspective on engineering."

Engineering students at the university are heavily involved in its race team which are taking part in the F3 Cup Championship and is so far dominating the grid.

They are taught how to run a car professionally to the standard of a Formula 1 team under the help and guidance of professional motorsport engineer, Matt Fenton, and professional driver and team mentor, Shane Kelly.

The team competes in all rounds across the season at world famous tracks including Spa Francorchamps, Brands Hatch, the home of the British Grand Prix and Silverstone.

It owns its Formula 3 Dallara F308 in addition to a IMechE Formula Student car which is designed, built and driven by students in the UK Formula Student event at Silverstone in July

It also owns a Morgan Plus 4 Babydoll which is run in the AR Morgan Challange as part of a development program with Morgan Motor Company, and a Formula Renault 2.0, the team's debut car which was successfully run in the 2015 Monoposto 2000 Championship

Last year, in their debut season, the team achieved two wins and six podiums at world-famous venues such as Silverstone and Spa Francorchamps, as well as finishing fourth in the Monoposto Championship.