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Tim Goss (born 1963, Windsor) is a senior British F1 engineer and executive who graduated from Imperial College London in Engineering, with a particular interest in engines. He started out at Cosworth in 1986 working on turbo engines, then joined McLaren in 1990, where he spent 28 years: starting as an Engine Installation Design Engineer, he went on to become Mika Hakkinen's Assistant Race Engineer, Head of Vehicle Dynamics, and Head of Powertrain, was made Engineering Director in 2011, and was promoted to Technical Director in 2013, a role he held until 2018. He moved to the FIA in 2021 as Deputy Director of Single-Seater Technical Matters, was promoted to Director of Single-Seater Technical Matters in 2023 (leading the 2026 regulations), and left in early 2024. He joined Racing Bulls as Chief Technical Officer in October 2024, a role he still holds.
The most senior technical figure at Racing Bulls.