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Nick Chester (born 1969 in Ripon) is a British F1 engineer, a graduate of Cambridge University in Engineering (1991). He entered F1 at Simtek in 1994, and from 1995–2000 held roles as simulation, suspension design, performance, and race engineer at Arrows. In 2000 he joined Benetton, and stayed with the team through its transitions to Renault, Lotus, and back to Renault, rising steadily through the ranks: Head of Vehicle Performance Group, Head of Performance Systems, Engineering Director, before taking over from James Allison as Technical Director in 2013, remaining responsible for the design and development of all Enstone-built cars until 2020. He then moved into Formula E (Mercedes, McLaren) as Technical Director, joined the Andretti/Cadillac F1 project as Technical Director in 2023, and has served as Cadillac's Chief Technical Officer since 2025.
The most senior technical figure at the new Cadillac team.