Research notes
Rosie Wait (British) took A-Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Economics, then studied General Engineering at Cambridge University;
between her third and fourth years she completed a three-month summer placement at McLaren, and after graduating she formally joined McLaren's Vehicle Dynamics department in 2009. At McLaren she held the roles of Vehicle Dynamics Engineer (2009-2012), Strategy Engineer (2012-2015) and Simulation Development Engineer (2015-2016), before moving to Williams in 2016 as Head of the Performance Projects Group. She joined Mercedes in 2017 as a Race Strategy Engineer and was promoted to Head of Race Strategy in 2018, a role she still holds;
her strategy calls have helped Mercedes win multiple drivers' and constructors' world championships. Note: the exact classification of her Cambridge degree (MEng/BA) and the years she attended are not specified in public sources;
the McLaren/Williams start and end months are as recorded on Liquipedia.