Nick Chester was born on 22 March 1969 and is a motorsport engineer.
12 Facts About Nick Chester
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Nick Chester moved on to Arrows in 1995, first for vehicle simulation, and then to suspension design.
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Nick Chester became performance engineer for Damon Hill and Pedro Diniz, then race engineer for Mika Salo and Pedro de la Rosa.
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In 2000, Nick Chester joined Benetton as test engineer to Alexander Wurz, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Mark Webber.
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Nick Chester became performance engineer for Fisichella in 2001 and Jarno Trulli from 2002 to 2004, overseeing the Italian's only F1 victory.
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Nick Chester took on the position of head of Renault's Vehicle Performance Group in 2005, contributing towards Renault's double championship wins of 2005 and 2006.
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Nick Chester oversaw the development of the tuned mass damper system, which was a major innovation.
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In 2012, Nick Chester was appointed engineering director of Lotus, playing a major part in the race winning E20 and E21 F1 cars.
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In January 2020 Nick Chester was replaced by Pat Fry at Renault.
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Nick Chester joined the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team as technical director in July 2020.
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In March 2023, Nick Chester joined Andretti Global as the technical director for its Formula 1 project.
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Since January 2025, Nick Chester has been serving as the Chief Technical Officer of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team.