Hugh Bird is a British Formula One engineer. He is currently the race engineer for Sergio Pérez at the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.[1]
Hugh Bird | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Race engineer |
| Employer | Red Bull Racing |
| Known for | Formula One engineer |
| Title | Race engineer |
Career
editAfter graduating from Cambridge University, Bird started his career in motorsport in 2012 as a simulation and analysis engineer for Red Bull Racing.[2] He then became a simulation performance engineer from 2015 to 2017. For the 2018 Formula One World Championship he was appointed as Max Verstappen's performance engineer in a spell where the Dutchman scored seven victories and several podium finishes.[3] He was appointed as Sergio Pérez's senior race engineer for the 2021 Formula One World Championship, coaching the Mexican to one victory and fourth place in the Drivers' Championship. He continued to be Pérez's race engineer for the 2022 Formula One World Championship, where Pérez finished in third. He was Pérez's race engineer for the following 2023 Formula One World Championship, where he finished in second. He continues to be Pérez's engineer in the 2024 Formula One World Championship. [4]
References
edit- ^ "Who is Hugh Bird, the engineer who would have hurt Checo Pérez at Red Bull". infobae.
- ^ "Hugh Bird". Linkedin.
- ^ "WATCH: How Red Bull F1 Mechanics Saved Max Verstappen's Race in Hungary". essentially sports. 16 January 2021.
- ^ "IS PEREZ'S F1 SLUMP OVER AT THE PERFECT TIME FOR RED BULL?". therace.com. 15 October 2021.