1. Patrick Allen Lowe was born on 8 April 1962 and is the founder and CEO of the fossil-free synthetic fuel company Zero.
19 Facts About Paddy Lowe
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Paddy Lowe was involved with cars that won 12 World Championships and secured 158 race wins.
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Paddy Lowe left Formula One in 2019 and co-founded Zero in 2020.
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Paddy Lowe attended Sevenoaks School from 1976 until 1980 and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1984 with a degree in Engineering.
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Paddy Lowe was involved in cars that won 12 World Championships and 10 Autosport Racing Car of the Year awards, pioneering innovative systems including active suspension, traction control and driving simulators.
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Paddy Lowe was the Technical Director behind the first 53 wins of Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking career and he led the Mercedes team to 19 wins from 21 races in 2016.
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In 1987 Paddy Lowe was employed by Williams as Joint Head of Electronics.
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Paddy Lowe spent six years at Williams, during which time he oversaw the development of active suspension, used to help Nigel Mansell win the 1992 World Championship.
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Paddy Lowe moved to McLaren in 1993, when he was employed as Head of Research and Development, a department subsequently renamed Vehicle Technology.
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Paddy Lowe moved to the Mercedes Formula One team as Executive Director on 3 June 2013.
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In 2015 Paddy Lowe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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On 10 January 2017, Mercedes announced that Paddy Lowe had left the team, and entered a period of garden leave.
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Paddy Lowe returned to Williams as Chief Technical Officer on 16 March 2017.
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Paddy Lowe replaced Pat Symonds, who left the team at the end of 2016.
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Alongside his technical position, Paddy Lowe became a shareholder in the team.
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On 6 March 2019 it was announced that Paddy Lowe would be taking a leave of absence for personal reasons.
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On 25 June 2019, Paddy Lowe left Williams with immediate effect.
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Paddy Lowe has two children from a previous relationship: Noah Kelly and Finty Kelly.
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Paddy Lowe's brother, Michael Lowe, is a British mechanical engineer.