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Jörg Zander

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Jörg Zander (born 1964, Germany) is a Formula One Chief Designer.

Zander graduated from Cologne University in 1990 before joining Toyota. After a brief period working in Touring Cars he returned to Toyota to work on the Formula One project and in 2003 moved to the BAR Formula One team.

In September 2005, Zander was recruited by the Williams team to replace outgoing Chief Designer Gavin Fisher who was sacked earlier in the year as a result of the team's poor performances. Zander worked alongside Chief Aerodynamicist Loïc Bigois, under the supervision of Technical Director Sam Michael.

In March 2006, Zander resigned from the Williams team due to personal reasons, and immediately joined as the Chief Designer of the BMW Sauber team as Chief Designer, accountable to Technical Director Willy Rampf.

In July 2007, it was announced he had agreed to joined the Honda Racing F1. Zander was immediately suspended and will join Honda before 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | New designer for struggling Honda
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