Pierre Waché
Pierre Waché | |
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| Born | 10 December 1974 Auchel,France |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Employer | Red Bull Racing |
| Known for | Formula One engineer |
| Title | Technical director |
Pierre Waché(born 10 December 1974) is a FrenchFormula Oneengineer. He is the technical director at theRed Bull RacingFormula One team.[1]
Career
[edit]Waché earned a doctorate influid dynamicsfrom theNational Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine,specialising in bio-mechanical engineering. After graduating, he began working in 2001 for the global tyre manufacturerMichelinin their Formula One programme, and was an engineer that was responsible for the interaction between tyres and track conditions forFormula One cars.[1]At the end of 2006, Michelin left Formula One as a tire supplier, which resulted in Waché being recruited byBMW Sauberas a performance engineer, working with tyres and suspension.[2]
In 2009,BMWannounced that it would leave Formula One, which resulted in Waché replacingLoïc Serraas the head of vehicle performance for Sauber.[3]In 2013, he moved to Red Bull Racing and become the chief engineer with a focus on vehicle performance; six months later, he was appointed to succeedMark Ellisas performance director.[4]In 2018, he took on the role of technical director being responsible for the design and production of the car, second only toAdrian Newey.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Pierre Waché Biography".Red Bull Racing. 2022.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"Michelin quitting Formula One".The Daily Telegraph.14 December 2005.ISSN2059-7487.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"BMW to quit F1".Eurosport. 29 July 2009.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"Waché now the head of vehicle performance at Red Bull".NBC. 21 December 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 9 February 2019.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^Cooper, Adam (10 March 2018)."Red Bull creates new technical director role for its F1 team".Autosport.Retrieved19 February2024.
- ^"Red Bull creates new technical director role".Formula 1.12 March 2018.Retrieved19 February2024.
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