Biography:Nikolas Tombazis
Nikolas Tombazis | |
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| Born | 22 April 1968 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality |  Greek |
| Occupation | Single Seater Director FIA |
| Known for | Formula One car designer at Ferrari, McLaren, Benetton, and Manor. |
Nikolas Tombazis (Greek: Νικόλαος Τομπάζης; born 22 April 1968 in Athens, Greece) is a racing car designer who has worked in Formula One since 1992 for the Benetton, McLaren, and Ferrari teams.
Career
Tombazis graduated with a degree in engineering in 1989 from Trinity College at Cambridge University, followed by a PhD in aeronautical engineering from 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 returned to England to work with McLaren, where he started working in a similar position and later 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]
Following the closure of Manor, he set up his own consultancy, called MAA, and has been a visiting professor of aerodynamics for Imperial College London.
In 2018 Tombazis joined the FIA as its 'head of single-seater technical matters'.[3]
In January 2023 Tombazis was placed in the role of 'Single Seater Director' before the 2023 Formula One Season.[4]
Positions held
- 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
- 2016-2017: Manor F1 Team chief aerodynamicist
- 2018–2023: FIA Head of Single Seater Technical Matters
- 2023–present: FIA Single Seater Director
Personal life
Tombazis lived in Castelnuovo Rangone in the province of Modena, Italy with his wife and four children. He then moved to Greece for three years. Following this period, the Tombazis family moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he still resides, for his position at the FIA. He is the son of well-known Greek architect Alexandros Tombazis.
References
- ↑ "Fry and Tombazis exit amid Ferrari restructure". 2014-12-16. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/12/16732.html.
- ↑ "Manor Racing". https://www.facebook.com/ManorRacing/posts/922408914481597.
- ↑ Straw, Edd; Noble, Jonathan (6 Mar 2018). "Ex-Ferrari F1 design chief Tombazis takes on FIA single-seater role". https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/134680/exferrari-design-chief-takes-on-fia-job.
- ↑ "FIA announce new management structure, with Steve Nielsen joining as Sporting Director". 18 January 2023. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fia-announce-new-management-structure-with-steve-nielsen-joining-as-sporting.3KquTaG88rBffRZkj2prH3.html.
External links
- Official formula1.com information about Nikolas Tombazis
- Scuderia Ferrari Official Site information about Nikolas Tombazis
- FerrariWorld Interview
- Grandprix.com information about Nikolas Tombazis
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