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Richard Wood

Race Engineer · Red Bull Racing · Formula 1

Richard Wood is publicly listed as Race Engineer with Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. Sourced career path and education on Paddock CV.

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Career path

  • 2013 · Red Bull Racing
    Industrial placement in the strategy department (F1 entry)
  • 2013–2016 · Red Bull Racing
    Strategy Analyst (race-strategy preparation, competitor analysis, analytical tools)
  • 2016–2021 · Red Bull Racing
    Race Support Engineer (test and simulator programmes)
  • 2021–2024 · Red Bull Racing
    Performance Engineer for Sergio Perez (car setup optimisation, performance analysis); deputised as Perez's race engineer during 2024
  • 2025–2025 · Red Bull Racing
    Race Engineer - Liam Lawson (rounds 1-2), then Yuki Tsunoda (round 3 onward)
  • 2026–2026 · Red Bull Racing
    Race Engineer for Isack Hadjar

Education

  • University of Strathclyde
    MEng · Mechanical Engineering with Automotive Engineering · 2007-2012

Research notes and caveats

Pairing with Hadjar for 2026 is confirmed (not rumoured): reported by AutoHebdo, RacingNews365 and Motor Sport Magazine 2026 race-engineer roundups, with the duo already working together at the December 2025 Abu Dhabi test. CV detail (Strathclyde MEng 2007-2012, Red Bull placement ~2012, analyst 2013, race support 2016, performance engineer 2021, full RE 2025) drawn from Wikipedia and the official Red Bull Racing team page; LinkedIn corroborates the Red Bull Technology / performance engineer roles. Birth year and exact hometown not firmly disclosed (one source cites Peterborough). f1_debut_year set to 2013 (first permanent analyst role) - if counting the earlier industrial placement (~2012) it would be one year earlier; years_to_race_engineer (~12) measured to his first full trackside RE season in 2025. No publicly known radio nickname.

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