Dan Fallows
{{short description|British aerodynamicist}}
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Dan Fallows (born 13 November 1973) is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He was the technical director of the Aston Martin Formula One Team until 2024,{{cite web |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dan-fallows-23937124 |title=Dan Fallows |website=LinkedIn |access-date=14 April 2022}} and was previously head of aerodynamics at Red Bull Racing.{{Cite web|title=Dan Fallows at Red Bull|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/redbullracing/drivers/dan-fallows|url-status=live|website=www.redbull.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929190811/https://www.redbull.com/int-en/redbullracing/drivers/dan-fallows |archive-date=29 September 2020 }}
Biography
Fallows started his career in F1 when he was recruited in 2002 by Jaguar Racing as a senior aerodynamicist. However, when Ford announced its decision to stop its involvement in Formula 1, he moved to Italian chassis builder Dallara.
=Red Bull Racing (2006-2021)=
In 2006 Fallows returned to the Milton Keynes outfit, which had now become Red Bull Racing, where he took on the role of team leader in the aerodynamics department, helping the team to its first podiums, victories and ultimately to eight world titles in four years between 2010 and 2013.{{cite news|title=Sebastian Vettel wins fourth straight F1 world title with Indian GP triumph|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/27/sebastian-vettel-wins-f1-title-indian-gp|work=The Guardian|date=27 October 2013 |last1=Weaver |first1=Paul }} In 2014 he stepped up to become Head of Aerodynamics and subsequently helped shape the team's progress through F1's hybrid era.{{cite web|title=Red Bull Racing hires new head of aerodynamics|url=https://www.auto123.com/en/news/f1-red-bull-racing-hires-new-head-of-aerodynamics/36035/?folder=industry|publisher=Auto123}}{{cite web|title=Red Bull creates new Technical Director role|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.red-bull-creates-new-technical-director-role.3XGfAOs0sEC2kkcuKQmce2.html|publisher=Formula One}}
=Aston Martin (2022-present)=
In June 2021, it was announced that Fallows would join Aston Martin Formula One team from April 2022 as Technical Director, after a period of gardening leave{{cite web |url=https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/announcement/joint-statement-on-dan-fallows |title=Joint Statement on Dan Fallows |website=astonmartinf1.com |access-date=14 April 2022}}
Following former Chief Technical Officer Andrew Green's departure as Chief Technical Officer ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 Season, Fallows became the head of the technical team and subsequently led the design of the AMR24 and AMR25. Fallows was subsequently removed from his position as Technical Director in November 2024, with Aston Martin's slump in performance in the 2024 season as the reason cited for his departure.https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/performace-based-reasons-cited-for-fallows-exit-from-aston-martin/10674785/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/if-the-performance-is-not-there-there-is-change-krack-explains-reasons
As of March 2025, Fallows is currently serving as Chief Engineer at Aston Martin Performance Technologies.
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Category:Formula One designers
Category:British motorsport designers