Mike Elliott (Formula One)

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Mike Elliott
Born (1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 47)
St Austell, England
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
CitizenshipBritish
EducationAeronautical Engineering
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationFormula 1 Technical Director, Aerodynamicist
Years active2000-present
EmployerMercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport
Known forFormula One aerodynamicist
TitleTechnical 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. 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[]

  1. ^ "Mike Elliott Biography". Mercedes F1 team.
  2. ^ "F1 frontline". Motorsport Magazine.
  3. ^ "Technical reshuffle at Mercedes". GP Today.
  4. ^ "Men behind Mercedes design team". F1i.
  5. ^ "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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