Bryan Bozzi
{{Short description|Formula One Race Engineer}}
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| education = Mechanical engineering
| alma_mater = University of Bath
| occupation = Engineer
| years_active = 2012–present
| employer = Scuderia Ferrari
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| title = Race engineer for Charles Leclerc
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Bryan Bozzi is an Italian-Danish Formula One race engineer.{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2024 |title=Canadian GP, Ferrari: Bryan Bozzi presents Montreal |url=https://www.formulacritica.it/gp-canada-bryan-bozzi/news/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Formula Critica}} He has been part of the Scuderia Ferrari team for over a decade.{{Cite web |last=Bhagi |first=Pranay |date=May 11, 2024 |title=Who Is Bryan Bozzi: Charles Leclerc's New Race Engineer at Ferrari |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-who-is-bryan-bozzi-charles-leclerc-new-race-engineer-at-ferrari/ |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=essentiallysports.com}} He was previously performance engineer for Charles Leclerc.
Personal life
He attended St. George's British International School in Rome, Italy. Later, he moved abroad to England and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Bath,{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2024 |title="What does Ferrari mean to you?" Bryan Bozzi's heartfelt response |url=https://scuderiafans.com/what-does-ferrari-mean-to-you-bryan-bozzis-heartfelt-response/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=scuderiafans.com}} where he received an honors degree. During his time at university, he participated in several Formula One student programs, which ignited his interest in racing. He is fluent in English and Italian.
Career
Bozzi applied for an internship at Ferrari which turned into a full-time position. Joining Ferrari in June 2012, his first role was as a Wind Tunnel Research & Development engineer. In December 2014, he was promoted to Aero Track Group Engineer until November 2018.{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Who is Bryan Bozzi, Charles Leclerc's new Ferrari race engineer |url=https://scuderiafans.com/who-is-bryan-bozzi-charles-leclercs-new-ferrari-race-engineer/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=scuderiafans.com}} After these roles, he fulfilled his dream of becoming a racing engineer for Scuderia Ferrari. Bozzi worked as Charles Leclerc's performance engineer since the driver's debut with Ferrari in 2019. At the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, he was promoted to Leclerc's race engineer, replacing Xavi Marcos.{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Organisational update |url=https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/formula1/articles/scuderia-ferrari-hp-bozzi-press-release-2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=ferrari.com}}
Bozzi helped achieve a historical victory at the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.{{Cite web |last=Sarkozi |first=Kada |date=June 16, 2024 |title=Leclerc likes to have Xavi's replacement, Bryan Bozzi, as his race engineer |url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/282859/leclerc-likes-xavi-replacement-bryan-bozzi-as-his-race-engineer.html |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=gpblog.com}} Team Principal Fred Vasseur praised him for being "direct and decisive".{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2024 |title=Fred Vasseur's assessment of Bryan Bozzi's performance after his first two races |url=https://scuderiafans.com/fred-vasseurs-assessment-of-bryan-bozzis-performance-after-his-first-two-races/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=scuderiafans.com}}
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Category:Formula One engineers