Mike Elliott (Formula One)

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Mike Elliott
Born (1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 49)
St Austell, England
Nationality British
CitizenshipBritish
EducationAeronautical Engineering
Alma mater Imperial College London
Occupation(s)Formula 1 Chief Technical Officer, Aerodynamicist
Years active2000-present
Employer Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Known forFormula One aerodynamicist
TitleChief Technical Officer

Mike Elliott (born 4 June 1974) is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He was the chief technical officer at the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. [1]

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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 principal 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] On 21 April 2023, it was announced that Elliott would swap roles with Allison, who would return as Technical Director, while Elliott would become Chief Technical Officer. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Allison and Elliott swap technical roles at Mercedes F1 team". Reuters. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "F1 frontline". Motorsport Magazine.
  3. ↑ "Technical reshuffle at Mercedes". GP Today.
  4. ↑ "Men behind Mercedes design team". F1i. 21 June 2017.
  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.
  6. ↑ Noble, Jonathan. "Mercedes shuffles F1 technical team as Allison/Elliott swap jobs". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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