Graham Watson (motorsport)

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Graham Watson
Born (1967-06-24) 24 June 1967 (age 55)
Pukekohe, New Zealand
Occupation Mechanic
Employer Scuderia AlphaTauri
Known forFormula One mechanic and team manager
TitleTeam manager

Graham Watson (born 24 June 1967) is a Formula One mechanic and team manager. He is currently the team manager at the Scuderia AlphaTauri Formula One team. [1] Though born and raised in New Zealand, Watson is an Italian citizen.

Career

From an early age Watson had deep interest in motorsport, he took part in rallying events in his native New Zealand as a driver and co-driver. This led to Watson deciding to pursue a career in motorsport but as a mechanic, where he moved to the UK to work with the Ford World Rally Team. Eventually Watson decided to make the switch to single seaters, where he joined Paul Stewart Racing in Formula 3000. [2] He then made to the step up to F1 where he joined Benetton in 1996 and then later BAR Honda in 2001. [3] Watson remained at the Brackley outfit for eight years as it transitioned into Honda and later Brawn GP where he won a championship as Engineering Coordinator. [4] Seeking a new challenge, he then moved to the fledging Lotus Racing as team manager before moving to Toro Rosso in 2014 where he remains today under the guise of Scuderia AlphaTauri. In his current role he represents the team in discussions with the FIA and Sporting Working group as well as managing garage and logistical operations. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Graham Watson". Scuderia AlphaTauri. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Graham Watson". sidepodcast.
  3. ↑ "Tech F1i: More team manager insight with Toro Rosso's Graham Watson". F1i. 8 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "My job in F1: AlphaTauri team manager Graham Watson". Autosport.
  5. ↑ "AlphaTauri's Graham Watson: "As a team, we have developed a specific COVID action plan"". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 22 February 2021.
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