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John Iley

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John Illey is a motor racing aerodynamicist, most recently at McLaren Racing.

While studying at Imperial College, London, he worked on wind tunnel testing and data analysis of a sports prototypes.

Hired by Brun Technics on graduation, he worked o both the EuroBrun F1 team and the 1990 design of the Judd-powered Brun C91 sports car. In 1991 he was hired as aerodynamicist on the Allard J2X sports car.

In 1995, he moved to Formula1 with Jordan Grand Prix as an aerodynamicist, becoming chief aerodynamicist in 1998. In 2002 he followed Mike Gascoyne to Renault F1, and then joined Ferrari in 2004 as chief aerodynamicist.

After joining McLaren, he was placed on gardening leave in late 2011, awaiting his joining with Gascoyne again at Team Lotus/Caterham Cars in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2011/11/27/mclaren-lotus-blow-no-big-deal-for-2012-115875-23592357/

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