Hans Mezger
Hans Mezger (18 November 1929 – 10 June 2020)[1] was a German automotive engineer well known for his work at Porsche.
Career
Mezger was born in
Formula 1
car.
Over the next 35 years he took part in the 1960s F1 programme, undertook design leadership for the first
911 Turbo
.
Mezger was responsible for the Porsche-made TAG Turbo engine from the mid-1980s, which won multiple championships in Formula One in the McLaren MP4/2 chassis.
He retired in 1994.
Mezger died on June 10, 2020, at the age of 90.
References
- ^ "Porsche congratulates Hans Mezger on his milestone birthday". Porsche. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "A return to Formula 1 for Porsche's Hans Mezger". Motor Sport. November 1983. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "PORSCHE AND ME: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HANS MEZGER". Total 911. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- Porsche and Me: Hans Mezger, Autobiography with Peter Morgan. 2011. 978-1906712082