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 French Formula One engineer. He is the technical director at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.[1]
Career
Waché earned a doctorate in
BMW Sauber as a performance engineer, working with tyres and suspension.[2]
In 2009, BMW announced that it would leave Formula One, which resulted in Waché replacing Loïc Serra as 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 succeed Mark Ellis as 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 to Adrian Newey.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Pierre Waché Biography". Red Bull Racing. 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ISSN 2059-7487. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "BMW to quit F1". Eurosport. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Waché now the head of vehicle performance at Red Bull". NBC. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Adam (10 March 2018). "Red Bull creates new technical director role for its F1 team". Autosport. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Red Bull creates new technical director role". Formula 1. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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