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Nikolas Tombazis (Greek: Νικόλαος Τομπάζης; born 22 April 1968 in Athens, Greece) is a racing car designer who has worked in Formula One since 1992 for the Benetton, McLaren, and Ferrari teams.

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Nikolas Tombazis
Born	(1968-04-22) 22 April 1968 (age 54) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Occupation	Head of Single Seater Technical Matters at the FIA
Known for	Formula One car designer at Ferrari, McLaren, Benetton, and Manor.

Tombazis graduated with a degree in engineering in 1989 from Trinity College at Cambridge University followed by a PhD in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London in 1992.

In November 1992, he became aerodynamicist at the Benetton Formula 1 team and was promoted to Head of Aerodynamics in 1994. Three years later he moved to the Scuderia Ferrari, where, in 1998, he became Head of Aerodynamics and CFD.

In 2004 he 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.[1]

On 15 January 2016, the Manor Formula 1 team appointed Tombazis as its chief aerodynamicist.[2]

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.

On 6 March 2018, it was announced that Tombazis has joined the FIA to become its 'head of single-seater technical matters'.[3]

Career

• 1992–1993: Benetton Formula aerodynamicist
• 1993–1995: Benetton Formula chief aerodynamicist
• 1997: Scuderia Ferrari aerodynamicist
• 1998–2003: Scuderia Ferrari chief aerodynamicist
• 2004: McLaren chief aerodynamicist
• 2005: McLaren project chief director
• 2006–2014: Scuderia Ferrari chief designer
• 2016-2017: Manor F1 Team chief aerodynamicist
• 2018–present: FIA Head of Single Seater Technical Matters

Personal life

Tombazis lived in Castelnuovo Rangone (Modena) together with his wife and four children. He then moved to Greece for three years. Following this period, the Tombazis family moved to Geneva, where he still resides, for his position at the FIA. He is the son of well-known Greek architect Alexandros Tombazis. In his free time, Tombazis has said that he enjoys sculpture and spending quality, creative time with his family, playing Catan and Monopoly.

References

External links

• Official formula1.com information about Nikolas Tombazis
• Scuderia Ferrari Official Site information about Nikolas Tombazis
• FerrariWorld Interview
• Grandprix.com information about Nikolas Tombazis

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Nikolas Tombazis oder Nikos Tombazis (griechisch Νίκος Τομπάζης, * 22. April 1968 in Athen) ist ein griechischer Automobildesigner und Konstrukteur. Momentan arbeitet er bei der FIA und ist einer der technischen Verantwortlichen.

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