Dan Fallows | |
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| Born | (1973-11-13)13 November 1973 (age 52) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Years active | 2006-2025 |
| Known for | Formula One aerodynamicist |
Dan Fallows (born 13 November 1973) is a BritishFormula One aerodynamicist who served as the technical director of theAston Martin Formula One Team from 2022 to 2024,[1] and was also previously Chief Engineer and Head of Aerodynamics atRed Bull Racing.[2]
Fallows started his career in F1 when he was recruited in 2002 byJaguar Racing as a senior aerodynamicist. However, whenFord announced its decision to stop its involvement in Formula 1, he moved to Italian chassis builderDallara.
In 2006, Fallows returned to the Milton Keynes outfit, which had now becomeRed Bull Racing, where he took on the role of team leader in the aerodynamics department, helping the team to its first podiums, victories and ultimately to a combination eight world titles in four years between 2010 and 2013.[3] In 2014 he stepped up to become Chief Engineer for Aerodynamics and subsequently helped shape the team's progress through F1's hybrid era from theRed Bull RB11 to theRed Bull RB16.[4][5] TheRB18 for the new ground effect era from 2022 was the final Red Bull Challenger Fallows had contributed in the development before his gardening leave and subsequent departure for Aston Martin.
In June 2021, it was announced that Fallows would join theAston Martin team from April 2022 as Technical Director, after a period of gardening leave.[6]
Following former Chief Technical OfficerAndrew Green's departure as Chief Technical Officer ahead of the2023 Formula 1 Season, Fallows became the head of the technical team and subsequently led the design of theAMR24 andAMR25. Fallows was subsequently removed from his position as Technical Director in November 2024, with Aston Martin's slump in performance in the 2024 season as the reason cited for his departure.[7][8] He would subsequently be succeeded by his former boss at Red Bull Racing,Adrian Newey, who joined in March 2025 as Managing Technical Partner[9] and former Scuderia Ferrari Technical Director for ChassisEnrico Cardile who commenced work at Aston Martin from 4 August as Chief Technical Officer.[10][11][12][13]
Fallows subsequently served as Chief Engineer for Aston Martin Performance Technologies from November 2024 to April 2025, where he subsequently departed from Aston Martin entirely.[14]
Following his departure from Aston Martin, Fallows founded his own management consultancy firm, Hiperformant, which is where his extensive F1 expertise is applied to "high performance engineering and business development projects."[15]
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