Dan Fallows

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Dan Fallows
Born (1973-11-13) 13 November 1973 (age 50)
United Kingdom
OccupationTechnical director
Employer Aston Martin Formula One Team
Known forFormula One aerodynamicist

Dan Fallows (born 13 November 1973) is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He is currently the technical director of the Aston Martin Formula One Team, [1] having previously served as head of aerodynamics at the Red Bull Racing. [2]

Biography

Fallows started his career in F1 when he was recruited in 2002 by Jaguar Racing as a senior aerodynamicist. However, when Ford announced its decision to stop its involvement in Formula 1, he moved to Italian chassis builder Dallara. In 2006 Fallows returned to the Milton Keynes outfit, which had now become Red Bull Racing, where he took on the role of team leader in the aerodynamics department, helping the team to its first podiums, victories and ultimately to eight world titles in four years between 2010 and 2013. [3] In 2014 he stepped up to become Head of Aerodynamics and subsequently helped shape the team's progress through F1's hybrid era. [4] [5] On 25 June 2021, it was announced that Fallows had agreed a contract with Aston Martin Formula One team, to commence on 2 April 2022. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dan Fallows". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dan Fallows at Red Bull". www.redbull.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Weaver, Paul (27 October 2013). "Sebastian Vettel wins fourth straight F1 world title with Indian GP triumph". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "Red Bull Racing hires new head of aerodynamics". Auto123.
  5. ↑ "Red Bull creates new Technical Director role". Formula One.
  6. ↑ "Joint Statement on Dan Fallows". astonmartinf1.com. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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