Rob White (born 15 July 1965) is a Formula One engineer from England. As of 2021, he is the operations director at Alpine F1 Team.
Rob White | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1965[1] Camblesforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Operations Director |
| Employer | Alpine F1 Team |
Career
editWhite was born in Camblesforth, West Riding of Yorkshire. After leaving school he worked for Jaguar Cars, who agreed to sponsor him to take a mechanical engineering course at Southampton University. White graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1987.[2] Upon graduating, White responded to an advertisement from Cosworth Racing Limited and was hired as a development engineer for their IndyCar project, working under Chief Engineer Steve Miller.[3]
In 1990, White was promoted to the position of senior development engineer. In 1993 he moved to California as track support manager for Cosworth USA.
In 1997, White returned to England and worked as chief engineer to Cosworth's Formula One operations.[4] In 2003, three years before Ford left Formula One and a year before Cosworth was sold to Kevin Kalkhoven, White left Cosworth. The following year he moved to the Renault F1 team to act as engine technical director[5] alongside Bob Bell (chassis technical director).
In April 2005, White was promoted to deputy managing director of the engine operations at Renault F1, following the departure of Bernard Dudot. This meant moving to Renault's engine department located in Viry-Châtillon, France. At the time of his appointment, White did not speak French despite being required to lead a predominantly French workforce.[6] He also retained his role as technical director.[7][8]
In 2016 he moved to Enstone to become director of operations at the team now known as Alpine.
References
edit- Magazine
- F1 Racing Magazine (Indonesian version) - May 2006, page 62–65.
- Cite
- ^ Gregoire, François-Michel (2006). Who Works in Formula One. Who Works Sports Publications. p. 271. ISBN 1-901711-42-0.
- ^ Haney, Paul (1995). "Interview with Rob White". Inside Racing Technology. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "An interview with Rob White". Unofficial Renault Rockets. Durham Associates Group. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "Renault go for Mr White". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 6 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "People: Rob White". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "A short cut for Renault". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 6 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "Promotion for White at Renault". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. 16 March 2005. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- ^ "Rob White - Toutes les activités de Renault en F1 - RENAULT SPORT". Renaultsportf1.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
External links
edit- Rob White profile in Renault Sport F1 Archived 13 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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