Mike Elliott (Formula One)

Mike Elliott (born 4 June 1974) is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He was the chief technical officer at the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.^[1] He left Mercedes in October 2023.^[2]

Mike Elliott
Born	(1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 50) St Austell, Cornwall, England
Nationality	British
Citizenship	British
Education	Aeronautical Engineering
Alma mater	Imperial College London
Occupation(s)	Formula 1 Chief Technical Officer, aerodynamicist
Years active	2000–2023
Employer	Previously Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Known for	Formula One aerodynamicist
Title	Chief Technical Officer
Successor	James Allison

Biography

Elliott started his career in motorsport in 2000 as an aerodynamicist for McLaren. In 2003, he then became a trackside aerodynamicist before progressing on to being the team leader for aerodynamic performance at McLaren in 2006. In 2008, he moved to the Renault F1 Team to become the principal aerodynamicist,^[3] he stayed with the Enstone team until 2012 when he moved to Mercedes to become the head of aerodynamics.^[4] In 2017, he replaced Geoff Willis as technology director at Mercedes.^[5] In 2021, he succeeded James Allison as technical director at the team.^[6] On 21 April 2023, it was announced that Elliott would swap roles with Allison, who would return as Technical Director, while Elliott would become Chief Technical Officer.^[7] He subsequently left Mercedes in October 2023.^[8]

Career timeline

• Aerodynamicist – McLaren (2000–2003)
• Trackside aerodynamicist – McLaren (2003–2006)
• Team Leader aerodynamic performance – McLaren (2006–2008)
• Principal aerodynamicist – Renault F1 (2008–2011)
• Principal aerodynamicist – Lotus F1 (2012)
• Head of aerodynamics – Mercedes F1 (2012–2017)
• Technology director – Mercedes F1 (2017–2021)
• Technical director – Mercedes F1 (2021–2023)
• Chief technical officer – Mercedes F1 (2023)

References

1. Baldwin, Alan (21 April 2023). "Allison and Elliott swap technical roles at Mercedes F1 team". Reuters. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
2. "Mercedes Chief Technical Officer Mike Elliott leaves Silver Arrows". Formula 1. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
3. Hughes, Mark (June 2018). "F1 frontline". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
4. Veenstra, Rob (31 July 2012). "Technical reshuffle at Mercedes". GP Today. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
5. Carpentiers, Nicholas (21 June 2017). "Men behind Mercedes design team". F1i. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
6. "Mercedes announce new Technical Director as James Allison steps back from day-to-day role". Formula 1. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
7. Noble, Jonathan (21 April 2023). "Mercedes shuffles F1 technical team as Allison/Elliott swap jobs". Autosport. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
8. "Mercedes Chief Technical Officer Mike Elliott leaves Silver Arrows". Formula 1. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.