Nicholas Tombazis
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Nicholas Tombazis is the chief designer at Ferrari
.
He was employed at Ferrari as chief aerodynamicist before leaving to work at McLaren in .
He returned to Ferrari on March 1, , to become chief designer.
He has an engineer's degree
in Aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London
.
He is the son of one of the most important Greek architects, Alexandros Tombazis.
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
.
He was employed at Ferrari as chief aerodynamicist before leaving to work at McLaren in .
He returned to Ferrari on March 1, , to become chief designer.
He has an engineer's degree
Engineer's degree
An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering that is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, and a few institutions in the United States....
in Aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
.
He is the son of one of the most important Greek architects, Alexandros Tombazis.
Career
- 1992-1993: Benetton FormulaBenetton FormulaBenetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from to . The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for...
aerodynamicist - 1993-1995: Benetton FormulaBenetton FormulaBenetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from to . The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for...
chief aerodynamicist - 1997: Scuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
aerodynamicist - 1998-2003: Scuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
chief aerodynamicist - 2004: McLaren chief aerodynamicist
- 2005: McLaren project chief director
- 2006-current: Scuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
chief designer