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French (born 1977 in Bourg-la-Reine). He entered F1 in 1999 as a composites designer at Prost. He joined Sauber in 2002, starting as a Composite Design Engineer, and rose steadily through the ranks at Sauber and its various successor identities (BMW Sauber, Alfa Romeo, Audi): Head of Concept Design (2008), Chief Designer (2013), Head of Future Car Projects (2017), and is now Chief Designer (Chassis) at the Audi F1 Team. He has been a core design figure at Sauber for the long term.
Head of the car design pathway.