Jonathan Eddolls | |
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| Born | (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (age 45) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Employer | Racing Bulls |
| Known for | Formula One engineer |
| Title | Head of trackside engineering |
Jonathan Eddolls (born 1 February 1981)[1] is a BritishFormula One engineer. He is currently the head of trackside engineering at theRacing Bulls Formula One team.[2]
Eddolls studied mechanical engineering at university, before landing a summer internship atWilliams Racing. Eddolls greatly impressed the Grove outfit, so was offered a full time position as a graduate engineer where he rotated between departments.[3] Eventually Eddolls focused on data and performance engineering becomingRubens Barrichello's data engineer for 2010-2011 and then provided the same role toBruno Senna.[4] In 2013 he was promoted to race engineer toValtteri Bottas and although their first season was disappointing, they proved to be a great team from 2014 to 2016 as Bottas recorded multiple podiums and finished in the top six in both 2014 and 2015.[5] In 2017 Eddolls left Williams forToro Rosso to seek a new challenge as head of trackside engineering, a position he holds today as the team as evolved intoScuderia AlphaTauri.[6] His current role consists of extracting the maximum performance out of both cars on any given weekend; working closely with the engineering teams on both sides of the AlphaTauri garage and the performance groups back in Faenza.[2]
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