Martin Budkowski moves from Ferrari to McLaren

[Tifoso]

The former Ferrari aerodymacis projects leader, Martin Budkowski, has signed a contract with the team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (better known as Vodafone McRrari).

For those, like me , who don't know yet who this man is:


1999 : graduated from Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, major in fluid dynamics
2001 : graduated from Supaéro (specialized graduate program following the Ecole Polytechnique degree, main subject : aerodynamics), and exchange student in the aeronautics department of Imperial College of London
2000 : 5 months training period in the aero research department > Peugeot
2001-2002 : aerodynamicist > Prost (F1)
2002-2004 : CFD aerodynamicist > Ferrari (F1)
2004-2007 : aerodynamics project leader > Ferrari (F1)

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Quite an important man in Ferrari looking at what is stated but I think that there would be a replacement sooner or later. Tombazis is the leading aerodynamics man, so I don't know exactly what his role was.

[dumrick]

Well, I hope he's an asset to the Macca technical team and that he gets a full body search before he enters the Woking headquarters

[Sawtooth-spike]

But if the renult case is anything to go by, its ok to bring stuff with you

[dumrick]

But if the renult case is anything to go by, its ok to bring stuff with you

I'm sure that rule doesn't apply to McLaren...

[Tifoso]

Just realized that even though I have just read this in the net today from a news today, he has moved some months ago.

[dumrick]

Oooops... well, better news yet, he must have had already some hand in the MP4/23

[Tifoso]

Oooops... well, better news yet, he must have had already some hand in the MP4/23

He may be the man in charge of doing the numbers 22/23 more aerodynamic and of less weight as they are two stickers not just one

[m3_lover]

Now a Polish guy in Mclaren, Me Like. Hail all things polish