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 Ron Meadows on the2014 Chinese Grand Prix podium. | |
| Born | (1964-02-07)7 February 1964 (age 61) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Mechanic |
| Employer | Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport |
| Known for | Formula One team manager |
| Title | Sporting director |
Ron Meadows (born 7 February 1964)[1] is a BritishFormula One mechanic and team manager. He is currently the sporting director at theMercedes AMG Petronas MotorsportFormula One team.[2]
Meadows started his career in motorsport as a mechanic in his early teens and worked his way through the ranks to running his own Formula 3000 squad. After several years as a team boss, Meadows moved to the US to work forWalker Racing in the Indy Car series.[3] Meadows later joinedAdrian Reynard's fledgingBritish American Racing team as their factory manager.[4] After the Brackley-based team struggled during their maiden season, Meadows was promoted to team manager and remained with them as they becameHonda Racing, and then took on the sporting director role in 2008. In 2009, he helpedBrawn GP take their one and only World Championship[citation needed], and remained in the same sporting director position as the champions were bought out byMercedes winning 8 constructors and 7 drivers titles with the team. In his current role Meadows is responsible for managing garage operations and is the lead figure on the Mercedes pit wall.[5] He also represents the team in discussions with the FIA and the Sporting Working Group and directly communicates with race control during the race weekend.[6]
Meadows is the father of racing driverMichael Meadows, who notably won theBlancpain GT Series Sprint Cup title in 2018. The pair co-founded akarting andFormula 4 team, Argenti Motorsport, in late 2019.[7][8]
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