User:Ralphster7/Hugh Bird
Hugh Bird | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation | Race engineer |
Employer | Red Bull Racing |
Known for | Formula One engineer |
Title | Race engineer |
Hugh Bird is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the race engineer for Sergio Perez at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.[1]
Career
[edit]After graduating from Cambridge University, Bird started his career in motorsport in 2012 as a simulation and analysis engineer for Red Bull Racing.[2] He then became a simulation performance engineer from 2015-2017. For the 2018 Formula One World Championship he was appointed as Max Verstappen's performance engineer in a spell where the Dutchmen scored seven victories and several podium finishes.[3] Due to his talent and expertise he was appointed as Sergio Perez's senior race engineer for the 2021 Formula One World Championship coaching the Mexican to one victory and fourth place in the drivers championship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who is Hugh Bird, the engineer who would have hurt Checo Pérez at Red Bull". infobae.
- ^ "Hugh Bird". Linkedin.
- ^ "WATCH: How Red Bull F1 Mechanics Saved Max Verstappen's Race in Hungary". essentially sports.
- ^ "IS PEREZ'S F1 SLUMP OVER AT THE PERFECT TIME FOR RED BULL?". therace.com.
Category:Living people
Category:Formula One people
Category:British motorsport people
Category:Red Bull Racing
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)