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Famous F1 Engineers & Designers

We believe that the best eight car engineer / designers in the history of modern F1 motor racing (since 1950) are those shown below.  Their level of success as race and championship winners are unsurpassed.  They have also contributed some of the greatest innovations to motor racing.

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Adrian Newey

British engineer with Williams, Maclaren and Red Bull

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Colin Chapman

British engineer who built his own icon team – Lotus

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Gordon Murray

British engineer for Brabham & Maclaren

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John Barnard

British engineer who built first carbon fibre F1 car 

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John Cooper

British engineer first to put the engine behind the driver

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Patrick Head

British engineer who oversaw Williams greatest years

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Rory Byrne

South African engineer at Ferrari during Schumacher years 

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Ross Brawn

British engineer at Benetton, Ferrari, Brawn & Merecedes