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'''Nicholas Tombazis''' is the chief designer at ]. |
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He was employed at Ferrari as chief aerodynamicist before leaving to work at ] in {{F1|2003}}. |
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He returned to Ferrari on ], {{F1|2006}}, to become chief designer. |
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|occupation = Single seater director of the ] |
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'''Nikolas Tombazis''' ({{langx|el|Νικόλαος Τομπάζης}}; born 22 April 1968 in) is a ] designer who has worked in ] since 1992 for the ], ], and ] teams. |
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== External links == |
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== Career == |
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Born in ], ], Tombazis graduated with a degree in engineering in 1989 from Trinity College at ], followed by a PhD in aeronautical engineering from ] in 1992. In November 1992, he became aerodynamicist at Benetton and was promoted to Head of Aerodynamics in 1994. Three years later, he moved to Ferrari, where he became head of aerodynamics and CFD in 1998. |
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In 2004, Tombazis returned to England to work with McLaren, where he started working in a similar position and later being promoted to Head of Planning. In March 2006, he was back at Ferrari, this time as chief designer. He left Ferrari on 16 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/12/16732.html| title=Fry and Tombazis exit amid Ferrari restructure| website=]| date=2014-12-16| access-date=2014-12-17}}</ref> |
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On 15 January 2016, the ] team appointed Tombazis as its chief aerodynamicist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ManorRacing/posts/922408914481597|title=Manor Racing|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> Following the closure of Manor, he set up his own consultancy, called MAA, and has been a visiting professor of aerodynamics for Imperial College London. In 2018, Tombazis joined the FIA as its head of single-seater technical matters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/134680/exferrari-design-chief-takes-on-fia-job|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324095331/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ex-ferrari-f1-design-chief-tombazis-takes-on-fia-single-seater-role-5320674/5320674/|archive-date=24 March 2022|title=Ex-Ferrari F1 design chief Tombazis takes on FIA single-seater role|first1=Edd|last1=Straw|first2=Jonathan|last2=Noble|website=Autosport.com|date=6 Mar 2018}}</ref> |
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In January 2023, Tombazis was placed in the role of single seater director before the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fia-announce-new-management-structure-with-steve-nielsen-joining-as-sporting.3KquTaG88rBffRZkj2prH3.html|title=FIA announce new management structure, with Steve Nielsen joining as Sporting Director|website=formula1.com|date=18 January 2023}}</ref> |
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==Positions held== |
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*1992–1993: ] aerodynamicist |
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*1993–1995: Benetton Formula chief aerodynamicist |
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*1997: ] aerodynamicist |
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*1998–2003: Scuderia Ferrari chief aerodynamicist |
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*2004: ] chief aerodynamicist |
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*2005: McLaren project chief director |
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*2006–2014: Scuderia Ferrari chief designer |
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*2016-2017: ] chief aerodynamicist |
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*2018–2023: ] head of single seater technical matters |
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*2023–present: FIA single seater director |
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==Personal life== |
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Tombazis lived in ] in the ], Italy, with his wife and four children. He then moved to Greece for three years. Following this period, the Tombazis family moved to ], Switzerland, where he still resides, for his position at the FIA. He is the son of well-known Greek architect ]. |
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In 2004, Tombazis returned to England to work with McLaren, where he started working in a similar position and later being promoted to Head of Planning. In March 2006, he was back at Ferrari, this time as chief designer. He left Ferrari on 16 December 2014.
In January 2023, Tombazis was placed in the role of single seater director before the 2023 Formula One season.
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