Simon Lacey (engineer)
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Simon Lacey (born 9 June 1971){{cite web|url=http://www.mclaren.com/theteam/simon-lacey.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104124030/http://www.mclaren.com/theteam/simon-lacey.php|archive-date=4 November 2009|title=Simon Lacey|website=McLaren.com|access-date=15 December 2023}} is a British engineer who is currently Head of Advanced Engineering at McLaren Automotive having held senior roles for various Formula One teams.
Career
Lacey graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in engineering, and joined Williams Grand Prix in 1995 as an aerodynamicist. He remained with the team until 1998, being a part of the title winning teams for Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. In 1998, Lacey moved to the newly formed British American Racing team. Lacey would work again with Villeneuve who left Williams to join the outfit, which struggled in its first season. Switching to Honda engines drove more success, with the 2004 season seeing the team finish 2nd in the constructors championship. Lacey remained with the team for 2006, when it transitioned to become the Honda Racing F1 Team.
Lacey left Honda in November 2006 for McLaren where he held the position of head of aerodynamics until 2009.{{Cite web|title=Honda loses senior aerodynamicist to McLaren|url=https://www.f1technical.net/news/4351|access-date=15 December 2023|website=F1technical.net}}{{Cite web|title=Honda boost aero department|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/honda-boost-aero-department-4406586/4406586/|access-date=15 December 2023|website=Autosport.com}} His tenure with McLaren saw him involved with the design of a number of Lewis Hamilton's early F1 cars, including his championship winning MP4-23. In 2010, Lacey transferred from the Formula One department to McLaren's new automotive division.{{Cite web |title=McLaren Automotive: The Launch of a New Car Company|url=https://cars.mclaren.press/assets/documents/original/3890-inside-mclaren-automotive-launch-new-car-company.pdf|website=mclaren.press}} Lacey was part of the team behind the new firms inaugural sportscar the MP4-12C, and was later responsible for the aerodynamic design of the McLaren P1 launched in 2012.{{Cite web |title=Overview: McLaren MP4-12C|url=http://under-the-skin.org.uk/news_mclaren.html|website=under-the-skin.org.uk}}{{Cite web |title=McLaren: 'F1 boosts road car'|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mclaren-f1-boosts-road-car|website=autocar.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=McLaren P1 revealed at the Paris motor show|url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/auto-shows/a1970251/mclaren-p1-revealed-paris-motor-show/|website=autoweek.com}} He currently holds the role of Head of Advanced Engineering, and in 2021 was part of Autocar Magazines "Drivers of Change" panel.{{Cite web |title=Drivers of Change 2021: meet the judges|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/drivers-change-2021-meet-judges|website=autocar.co.uk}}
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