Eghbal Hamidy

Hamidy began his F1 career at Williams in 1989 as an aerodynamicist. During his time at Williams, he worked alongside Patrick Head, Enrique Scalabroni, and Adrian Newey. He remained with the team until the end of 1995. His achievements during this period include helping Nigel Mansell (1992), Alain Prost (1993), and Damon Hill (1996) to World Champion titles, and the Williams team to Constructors' Championship titles in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1996. He worked in the old Williams quarter-scale wind tunnel in the 1980s and later in the new 50% tunnel with Adrian Newey.

In 1996, Hamidy moved to Stewart Grand Prix as Chief Aerodynamicist, working with Alan Jenkins. He became known for designing cars that performed well in wet conditions, with Stewart GP's cars consistently showing strong performance in rainy races. His first car at Stewart GP, the SF01, finished second at the Monaco Grand Prix with Rubens Barrichello driving. For 1999, Hamidy developed a completely new aerodynamic concept for Stewart, conceptualized and honed in the Swift 50% wind tunnel in California. The 1999 Stewart car finished in the points on its first outing, led its second race, achieved a pole position, three podiums, and a one-three finish in Germany. It was described as a quick, beautifully packaged car, ultra-competitive in wet, semi-wet, and dry conditions. Hamidy resigned from Stewart in December 1998, one month after Gary Anderson arrived as director of engineering, due to disagreements over building a wind tunnel in England and the structure of the aerodynamics department. Even after his departure, Hamidy's aerodynamic influence was still felt, with Rubens Barrichello taking pole position in France and Johnny Herbert winning at the Nürburgring in 1999.

Hamidy joined Arrows in 1999, a team led by Tom Walkinshaw. He gained a reputation as an expert in designing fast cars for low-downforce circuits. This expertise was evident in the speed of Jos Verstappen at the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix, the 2000 Italian Grand Prix, and the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix. Arrows operated a 60% Dearon wind tunnel in Bedford, which Hamidy considered to have an excellent airline. The 2000 Arrows A21 was built and designed rapidly, and despite minimal testing, Pedro de la Rosa demonstrated its pace from the start in Melbourne.

In early 2001, Hamidy moved to Jordan Grand Prix, where he contributed to the development of the EJ11 and EJ12. His tenure at Jordan was not successful, and he departed in early 2002. His decision to join Jordan was influenced by the team's full factory support from Honda.

After leaving Formula 1, Hamidy founded an engineering consultancy business named EHE Limited. He was also involved in the aborted Dubai F1 project and currently lives in Dubai and the UK.

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