Research notes
Pat Fry (born 1964) is a senior British F1 engineer who started out as an apprentice at Thorn EMI in 1981, before moving into F1 in 1987. At Benetton and McLaren he worked as race engineer for drivers including Martin Brundle, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard, rising through the ranks to become McLaren's Chief Engineer of Race Development. He then served at Ferrari as Deputy Technical Director, Chassis Director, and Engineering Director (2010-2014), followed by spells at Manor, McLaren (as Interim Engineering Director), and Renault/Alpine (rising to Chief Technical Officer). He joined Williams as Chief Technical Officer in November 2023, a position he still holds.
Williams' top technical leader.