Cyril Abiteboul

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Cyril Abiteboul
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Abiteboul in 2020
Born (1977-10-14) 14 October 1977 (age 44)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationEngineer
Alma materGrenoble ENSEEG
OccupationManaging director
Years active2001–2020
EmployerRenault F1 Team

Cyril Francois Roger Abiteboul (born 14 October 1977)[1] is a French motor racing engineer and manager. From 2013 to 2014 he was the team principal of Caterham Formula One team, and was the managing director of the Renault F1 Team from 2014 to 2020.

Early and personal life[]

Abiteboul was educated at the Lycée Carnot and Lycée Chaptal high schools in Paris, and went on to study multidisciplinary engineering at Grenoble Institute of Technology.[2] Abiteboul has one tattoo, as a result of a lost bet with Daniel Ricciardo.[3] It is a vintage Renault logo on his right calf with a stylized honey badger, Ricciardo's personal mascot.

Career[]

After graduating in 2001, Abiteboul joined Renault at Boulogne-Billancourt, looking after the Renault F1 website. He was made Business Development Manager for the Renault F1 team in 2007 and went on to become Executive Director of Renault Sport F1 in 2010.

He joined Caterham F1 Team in September 2012.[4] He had previously worked with team partner Renault, where he was Deputy Managing Director of Renault Sport F1. On 8 November 2012, Abiteboul was appointed as team principal of Caterham, taking the place of Tony Fernandes.[5]

In July 2014, after Abiteboul's departure from Caterham had been announced,[6] Renault confirmed his return as managing director of Renault Sport F1.[7] He left Renault as they rebranded in 2021.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Codling, Stuart (June 2013). "In profile: Cyril Abiteboul". F1 Racing. Haymarket (208): 95. ISSN 1361-4487.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des Ingénieurs et des Scientifiques". repertoire.iesf.fr. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6DsrwjGeE
  4. ^ Benson, Andrew. "Singapore GP: Caterham's Tony Fernandes announces shake-up". BBC, 21 September 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
  5. ^ Benson, Andrew. "Caterham name 35-year-old Cyril Abiteboul as team principal". BBC, 8 November 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Renault confirmed Abiteboul's return". 3 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Cyril Abiteboul: Managing Director". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Renault announce shock departure of F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul ahead of Alpine rebrand". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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