Mike Krack was born on 18 March 1972 and is a Luxembourgish motorsports engineer currently serving as Chief Trackside Officer at the Aston Martin Formula One Team, and previously as Team Principal.
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Mike Krack started his engineering journey at BMW in July 1998 with the role of Test Engineer.
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Mike Krack left the role at the start of 2001 to join Sauber.
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Mike Krack rose through the ranks, beginning as a Data Analysis Engineer before being promoted in December 2003 to become Felipe Massa's race engineer before being promoted to Chief Engineer when they turned into BMW Sauber.
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Mike Krack departed BMW Sauber following the decision to focus on 2009 season instead of Robert Kubica's title challenge in 2008.
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Mike Krack returned to BMW as Chief Engineer of the DTM Department in October 2010 but left at the end of 2012 to join Porsche.
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Mike Krack was involved in the preparations of the Porsche 919 Hybrid, which would take one victory and four podiums.
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Mike Krack left in 2014 to return to BMW as Senior Performance Engineer.
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On 14 January 2022, Mike Krack was announced as the new Team Principal of Aston Martin following the departure of Otmar Szafnauer as Team Principal.
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Mike Krack subsequently oversaw Aston Martin's rise in performance in the 2023 Season, with 8 podiums by Fernando Alonso and finishing 5th in the Constructors' Championship.
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On 10 January 2025, it was announced that Mike Krack had been demoted from Team Principal following a disappointing 2024 season and replaced by Group CEO Andy Cowell, with Mike Krack becoming Chief Trackside Officer as part of an organisational restructure.
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Mike Krack is responsible for "getting the most performance out of the car at the track in his role as Chief Trackside Officer".