Steve Nielsen Explained

Steve Nielsen
Birth Date:2 July 1964
Nationality: British

Steve Nielsen (born 2 July 1964) is a British engineer working in Formula One motor racing.[1]

Career

After leaving school in 1985 Nielsen trained as a police officer but resigned after 11 months. He then worked as a truck driver for a Formula One catering company.[2] In 1986, he joined Team Lotus' test team,[2] before running their spare parts department. In 1991, he moved to Tyrrell in the same role before being appointed assistant team manager in 1994.[2] In the next five years he moved to Benetton, back to Tyrrell, to Honda, then Arrows, before moving back to Benetton, where he spent almost a decade as Sporting Director, including the team's transitions to Renault F1 and Lotus Renault GP.[2]

After spending 2012 as Sporting Director at Caterham, Nielsen joined Scuderia Toro Rosso at the start of the 2013 season.[3] He joined Williams as Sporting Manager in December 2014 [4] [5] and worked in that role until leaving in July 2017.[6]

On 1 August 2017 he started in a new position as the Sporting Director of Formula One.[7] He left this role and became the FIA Sporting Director on 18 January 2023.[8] In December 2023, Nielsen left the FIA after 11 months in the position.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our People > Steve Nielsen. Williams Martini Racing. Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited. 1 July 2017. 27 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170627071813/http://www.williamsf1.com/racing/about/our-people/steve-nielsen. dead.
  2. Web site: Steve Nielsen . GrandPrix.com . 12 January 2014.
  3. News: F1 : Caterham Formula 1 team sporting director Steve Nielsen moves over to STR . F1SA . 17 January 2013 . 12 January 2014 . 12 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112120122/http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35943:f1--caterham-formula-1-team-sporting-director-steve-nielsen-moves-over-to-str&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157 . dead .
  4. Web site: Steve Nielsen Appointed as Sporting Manager . Williams Martini Racing . 15 December 2014 . 17 December 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20141217143846/http://www.williamsf1.com/Team/Media/News/Steve-Nielsen-Appointed-as-Sporting-Manager/ . 17 December 2014 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Esler. William. Steve Nielsen has been appointed Sporting Manager at Williams. Sky Sports. Sky UK Limited. 1 July 2017. 15 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Williams Martini Racing Appoints Dave Redding as Team Manager. Williams Martini Racing. Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited. 1 July 2017. 3 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703102428/http://www.williamsf1.com/racing/news/williams-appoints-dave-redding-as-team-manager. dead.
  7. Web site: Steve Nielsen appointed Sporting Director at Formula 1. formula1.com. 16 January 2018.
  8. Web site: FIA announce new management structure, with Steve Nielsen joining as Sporting Director. formula1.com. 18 January 2023.
  9. News: FIA sporting director Nielsen quits after less than a year . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-23.

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