Mike Elliott (Formula One)
Mike Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1974 St Austell, England |
| Nationality |  British |
| Citizenship | British |
| Education | Aeronautical Engineering |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Occupation(s) | Formula 1 Technical Director, Aerodynamicist |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Employer | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport |
| Known for | Formula One aerodynamicist |
| Title | Technical director |
Mike Elliott is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He is currently the technical director at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team.[1]
Biography
Elliott started his career in motorsport in 2000 as an aerodynamicist for McLaren. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. In 2003, he then became a trackside aerodynamicist before progressing on to being the team leader for aerodynamic performance at McLaren in 2006. In 2008, he moved to the Renault F1 team to become the principle aerodynamicist,[2] he stayed with the Enstone team until 2012 when he moved to Mercedes to become the head of aerodynamics.[3] In 2017 he replaced Geoff Willis as technology director at Mercedes.[4] In 2021 he succeeded James Allison as technical director at the team.[5]
Career timeline
- Aerodynamicist – McLaren (2000-2003)
- Trackside aerodynamicist – McLaren (2003-2006)
- Team Leader aerodynamic performance – McLaren (2006-2008)
- Principle aerodynamicist – Renault F1 (2008-2011)
- Principle aerodynamicist – Lotus F1 (2012)
- Head of aerodynamics – Mercedes F1 (2012-2017)
- Technology director – Mercedes F1 (2017-2021)
- Technical director – Mercedes F1 (2021-)
References
- ^ "Mike Elliott Biography". Mercedes F1 team.
- ^ "F1 frontline". Motorsport Magazine.
- ^ "Technical reshuffle at Mercedes". GP Today.
- ^ "Men behind Mercedes design team". F1i.
- ^ "Mercedes announce new Technical Director as James Allison steps back from day-to-day role". Formula1.com. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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