- Neil Martin (motorsport)
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Neil Martin is an English Formula One strategist, the current head of the Operations Research department at Scuderia Ferrari.
After studying mathematics at the University of Southampton, he wrote his MSc paper on risk assessment. Originally intending to seek a job in the City of London, he showed the paper to McLaren Racing, who offered him a job.[1]
Martin was responsible at McLaren for the direction of strategic development of technology and race strategies, developing software to provide instant access to data on specific car component while on track.[2] His role came to public prominence at the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix, when he helped Kimi Räikkönen win the race by making a key strategic call during a safety car incident, by sending an eMail from McLaren's Woking base to stay out rather than pit.[3]
Headhunted by Red Bull Racing in May 2005, he joined the team as Chief Strategist in January 2006.[2]
In January 2011, after Ferrari made a poor strategic call during the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which lost driver Fernando Alonso the 2010 World Championship to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, Martin joined Ferrari alongside ex-McLaren engineer Pat Fry in a revamped Ferrari race operations and engineering team.[4]
References
- ^ James Allen (September 2, 2008). "Planning success". FT. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1dbb9b96-73de-11dd-8a66-0000779fd18c.html#ixzz1AGvpjazb. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ a b "Southampton Graduate Hired for Formula 1". University of Southampton. May 2006. http://www.soton.ac.uk/maths/news/2006/may/redbull.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Kevin Garside (23 May 2005). "E-mail keeps Raikkonen on road to glory". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2360056/E-mail-keeps-Raikkonen-on-road-to-glory.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Pat Fry replaces Chris Dyer in Ferrari reshuffle". BBC Sport. 4 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9338316.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
Red Bull RacingOther cars: X2010Personnel: Dietrich Mateschitz | Christian Horner | Adrian Newey | Helmut Marko
Former personnel: Neil Martin · Geoff Willis
Race drivers: 1.
Sebastian Vettel | 2. 
Mark WebberTest drivers:
Daniel RicciardoWorld Champions:
Sebastian VettelRed Bull Junior Team:
Formula One cars: RB1 | RB2 | RB3 | RB4 | RB5 | RB6 | RB7
Daniil Kvyat | 
Carlos Sainz, Jr. | 
Jean-Éric Vergne
McLarenFounder: Bruce McLaren
McLaren Group: Ron Dennis (15%) | TAG Group (15%) | Mumtalakat (30%) | Daimler AG (11%)
Current personnel: Martin Whitmarsh | Paddy Lowe | Neil Oatley
Former personnel: John Barnard | Gordon Coppuck | Pat Fry | Norbert Haug | Robin Herd | Neil Martin | Teddy Mayer | Gordon Murray | Adrian Newey | Steve Nichols | Jo Ramirez | Nicholas Tombazis
Race drivers: 3. Lewis Hamilton | 4. Jenson ButtonTest drivers:
Gary Paffett | Pedro de la Rosa
World Champions:
Emerson Fittipaldi | Lewis Hamilton | James Hunt | 
Mika Häkkinen | Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna
Cars
Formula One: M2B | M4B | M5A | M7A | M7B | M7C | M7D | M9A | M14A | M14D | M19A | M19C | M23 | M26 | M28 | M29 | M29F | M30 | MP4 (MP4/1) | MP4B (MP4/1B) | MP4/1C | MP4/1E | MP4/2 | MP4/2B | MP4/2C | MP4/3 | MP4/4 | MP4/5 | MP4/5B | MP4/6 | MP4/6B | MP4/7A | MP4/8 | MP4/9 | MP4/10 | MP4/10B | MP4/10C | MP4/11 | MP4/11B | MP4/12 | MP4/13 | MP4/14 | MP4/15 | MP4-16 | MP4-17 | MP4-17D | MP4-18 | MP4-19 | MP4-19B | MP4-20 | MP4-21 | MP4-22 | MP4-23 | MP4-24 | MP4-25 | MP4-26
Formula Two: M4A | M21
Sports cars: Zerex Special | M1A | M1B | M1C | M6A | M6B | M6GT | M8A | M8B | M8C | M8D | M8E | M8F | M8FP | M12 | M20 | F1 GTR
USAC/IndyCar: M15 | M16A | M16B | M16C | M16C/D | M16E | M24
F5000/Libre: M3 | M10A | M10B | M18 | M22 | M25
Development cars: M2A
Road cars: F1 | F1 LM | SLR (for Mercedes-Benz) | MP4-12C | 799
Engines: M838TCategories:- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Southampton
- Formula One people
- English motorsport people
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