Christoph Zimmermann (engineer)

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Christoph Zimmermann
Born (1968-06-07) 7 June 1968 (age 56)
Zürich, Switzerland

Christoph Zimmermann (born 7 June 1968) [1] is a Swiss engineer and former chief designer of the BMW Sauber Formula One team.

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Zimmermann completed an apprenticeship at ABB and is a mechanical engineer by profession. He worked as a composite and model designer at Sauber in Hinwil from 1989 before moving to Swift Engineering in 1999. He returned to Sauber as head of composite design in 2000. In October 2007, Zimmermann was announced as the chief designer at BMW Sauber, succeeding Jörg Zander. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Christoph Zimmermann". SauberF1Team.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "BMW Sauber appoint new chief designer". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Credit Suisse" (PDF). Credit-Suisse.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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