Wind tunnels, pencil sketches and rulebook loopholes: the people who drew winning cars rarely get the trophy photos.
1Adrian NeweyAerodynamicist behind title-winning cars for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.1000pts
2Colin ChapmanLotus founder who pioneered the monocoque and ground effect.500pts
3Mauro ForghieriFerrari's chief designer through the 1960s and 70s, behind several world titles.389pts
4John BarnardCarbon-fibre chassis pioneer at McLaren and designer of the Ferrari semi-automatic gearbox car.389pts
5Ross BrawnArchitect of the Benetton and Ferrari Schumacher dynasties and the 2009 Brawn GP title.0pts
6Paddy LoweMcLaren and Mercedes technical chief during the 2014 hybrid-era breakthrough.0pts
Photo credits
- Adrian Newey — Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mauro Forghieri — Original: Carlom1961 / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 4.0
- John Barnard — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ross Brawn — Matthew Lamb, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paddy Lowe — Zero Petroleum, CC BY-SA 4.0
