James Allison (motorsport)
James Allison | |
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Allison (left) with Pat Fry in 2014 | |
Born |
Louth, Lincolnshire, England[1] | 22 February 1968
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British |
Education | Aerospace engineer |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Formula One Technical Director |
Years active | 1991-Present |
Employer | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport |
James Allison (born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, on 22 February 1968) is a motor sport designer and engineer, best known for his accomplishments in Formula 1, where he is the current Technical Director of Mercedes-AMG.
Early life
The son of former Royal Air Force officer, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison, James was educated at Abingdon School and Cambridge.
Career
Ferrari: 2000-2005
After graduating from Cambridge in 1991,[2] Allison joined the aerodynamics department of the Benetton Formula One team.[3] After a couple of years at Benetton he moved to Larrousse as Head of Aerodynamics[3] before returning to Benetton as Head of Aerodynamics in the mid-1990s.[3] In 2000, he moved to Ferrari for five years.
Renault F1: 2005-2009
Allison returned to Benetton (by then known as Renault F1) in the role of Deputy Technical Director in 2005.[2] In 2009 Allison moved to the role of Technical Director.[3] In 2011, Renault F1 became Lotus Renault GP before becoming Lotus F1 in 2012.
Return to Ferrari: 2013-2016
On 8 May 2013, Allison quit as Lotus F1 Team Technical Director to be replaced by Nick Chester.[4] On 29 July 2013 Allison officially re-joined Ferrari as Chassis Technical Director and then Technical Director until July 2016.[1] [5] On 27 July 2016 Allison quit as Scuderia Ferrari Technical Director following a personal tragedy.[6]
Mercedes AMG: 2017-present
On 16 February 2017 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport announced that Allison is to join the squad in the newly-created role of Technical Director, following the recent departure of Paddy Lowe to Williams Grand Prix Engineering. [7]
References
- 1 2 "Scuderia > James Allison". Scuderia Ferrari. Ferrari S.p.A. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- 1 2 "People: James Allison". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lotus F1 Team::James Allison". Lotus F1 Team. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ↑ "Allison quits Lotus". EatSleepSport. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Ferrari: James Allison leaves role as technical director". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "James Allison leaves Ferrari". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Allison to join Mercedes as technical chief".