Pierre Waché
Born (1974-12-10) 10 December 1974
Auchel, France
OccupationEngineer
EmployerRed Bull Racing
Known forFormula One engineer
TitleTechnical director

Pierre Waché (born 10 December 1974) is a French Formula One engineer. He is currently the technical director at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.[1]

Career

Waché earned a doctorate in fluid dynamics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine, specialising in bio-mechanical engineering. After graduating, he began working in 2001 for the global tire manufacturer Michelin in their Formula One programme, and was an engineer that was responsible for the interaction between tires and track conditions for F1 cars.[1] At the end of 2006, Michelin left Formula One as a tire supplier which resulted in Waché being recruited by 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 and 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

  1. 1 2 "Pierre Waché Biography". Red Bull Racing.
  2. ↑ "Michelin quitting Formula One". The Daily Telegraph. 14 December 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "BMW to quit F1". Eurosport.com.
  4. ↑ "Waché now the head of vehicle performance at Red Bull". NBCSports.com. 21 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Red Bull creates new technical director role for its F1 team". Autosport.com.
  6. ↑ "Red Bull creates new technical director role". Formula One.com.
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