Biography:Nicholas Tombazis
Nicholas Tombazis | |
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| Born | 22 April 1968 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality |  Greek |
| Occupation | Head of aerodynamics at Manor Racing |
| Known for | Formula One car designer at Ferrari and McLaren. |
Nicholas Tombazis (born April 22, 1968 in Athens, Greece) is a racing car designer who has worked in Formula One since 1992, for the Benetton, McLaren and Ferrari teams.
Tombazis graduated with a degree in engineering in 1989 at the Trinity College in Cambridge, followed by a PhD in aeronautical engineering at the Imperial College London in 1992.
In November 1992 he became aerodynamicist at the Benetton Formula 1 team and was promoted to Head of Aerodynamics in 1994. Three years later he moved to the Scuderia Ferrari, where, in 1998, he became Head of Aerodynamics and CFD. In 2004 he went back to England, to work with McLaren, where he started working in a similar position and being promoted to Head of Planning.
In March 2006 he was back at Ferrari, this time as Chief Designer. He left Ferrari on 16 December 2014.[1]
On 15 January 2016, the Manor Formula 1 team appointed Tombazis as its chief aerodynamicist.[2]
Career
- 1992–1993: Benetton Formula aerodynamicist
- 1993–1995: Benetton Formula chief aerodynamicist
- 1997: Scuderia Ferrari aerodynamicist
- 1998–2003: Scuderia Ferrari chief aerodynamicist
- 2004: McLaren chief aerodynamicist
- 2005: McLaren project chief director
- 2006–2014: Scuderia Ferrari chief designer
- 2016: Manor F1 Team chief aerodynamicist
Personal life
Tombazis lived in Castelnuovo Rangone (Modena) together with his wife and four children. Now he has moved to Greece. He is the son of one of the most important Greek architects, Alexandros Tombazis.
References
External links
- Official formula1.com information about Nicholas Tombazis
- Scuderia Ferrari Official Site information about Nicholas Tombazis
- FerrariWorld Interview
- Grandprix.com information about Nicholas Tombazis
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