Im deeping my entire life decisions currently im 18 at university studying motorsport engineering but the thing is i went into the lab and its primary graph reading and such and design whereas i want to be hands on working within a race team travelling the world doing as such and growing my knowledge that way being i can be the guy that can do the job where as an engineer i see more of cool yeah you understand the graph but i can get this within the industry myself too being i work at a garage part time doing all the jobs im in a really fortunate position at 18 but i want to work for a race team or customise vehicles as such and fabriacate with my own hands rather than and it scares me as i dont know if ive made the correct decision like

deeply i just want to work with the innerworkings of vehicles being able to fix fit and use and try new things and not sit behind a screen just then telling the mechanic what i think would be best when if i was a mechanic i can learn to be an engineer on the job and even then become a lead mechanic or the N1 mechanic master of all the skills to then have my own practical knowledge to have that ability to build a car i never plan on designing a car when i can just buy a car n then throw what i want at it with the knowledge of the years of actual experience and also i believe i can just keep working and go to race events and apply for teams and go that route and take it international

i really dont know whats best what are peoples thoughts in simple my goals are
become a expert mechanic
travel the world
work on some really FAST cars
be able to understand vehicles inside and out
and be able to do it with my hands too