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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. He left Mercedes in October 2023.
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, he stayed with the Enstone team until 2012 when he moved to Mercedes to become the head of aerodynamics. In 2017, he replaced Geoff Willis as technology director at Mercedes. In 2021, he succeeded James Allison as technical director at the team. 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. He subsequently left Mercedes in October 2023.
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)