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The following people play or have played significant roles in Formula One:
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Drivers
See: List of Formula One drivers
Administration
- Max Mosley - president of the FIA, the sport's rulemaking body
- Bernie Ecclestone - Owner, promoter and president of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration
- Charlie Whiting - FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department
- Jo Bauer - FIA Formula One Technical Delegate
- Gary Hartstein - Race doctor and first responder to crashes
- Bernd Mayländer - Driver of the Safety car
- Sid Watkins - Retired race doctor; president of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society and the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety
Team management
As at January 2008
Ferrari
- Luca di Montezemolo - Ferrari and Fiat president
- Jean Todt - Scuderia Ferrari executive director
- Stefano Domenicali - Team principal and Sporting Director
- Aldo Costa - Technical Director
- Nicholas Tombazis - Chief Designer
- Gilles Simon - Head of Engine Department
- Mario Almondo - Operations Director
- Rory Byrne - Design and Development Consultant
- Luca Baldisseri - Chief track engineer
McLaren
- Ron Dennis - McLaren team principal and co-owner
- Mansour Ojjeh - Co-owner
- Martin Whitmarsh - CEO of the McLaren Formula One team
- Norbert Haug - President in charge of Mercedes-Benz motorsport
- Paddy Lowe - Engineering Director, Head of all engineering department
- Neil Oatley - Design and Development Director
- Mike Coughlan - Suspended from duty. Chief Designer
Williams
- Sir Frank Williams - Williams founder, team principal and co-owner
- Patrick Head - Co-founder (and Engineering Director)
- Sam Michael - Technical Director
Renault
- Bernard Rey - Renault F1 president
- Flavio Briatore - Renault F1 team principal and Managing Director
- Pat Symonds - Executive Director of Engineering
- Bob Bell - Technical Director
- Tim Densham - Chief Designer
- Rob White - Engine Technical Director
- Steve Nielsen - Sporting Manager
- Alan Permane - Chief Race Engineer
- Denis Chevrier - Head of Engine Track Operations
Honda
- Nick Fry - Honda F1 CEO
- Ross Brawn - Team principal
- Yasuhiro Wada - Chairman of the Honda F1 team and the General Manager of the Honda Motorsports Division
- Shuhei Nakamoto - Senior Technical Director
- Jörg Zander - Deputy Technical Director
- Loïc Bigois - Chief Aerodynamicist
Toyota
- Tadashi Yamashina - Toyota F1 team principal
- John Howett - President of Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) and the Toyota F1 team
- Pascal Vasselon - Senior General Manager Chassis
- Luca Marmorini - Technical Director in charge of engines
- Frank Dernie - Consultant
Red Bull
- Dietrich Mateschitz - Owner
- Christian Horner - Red Bull Racing team principal
- Adrian Newey - Chief Technical Officer
- Geoff Willis - Technical Director
- Alex Hitzinger - Head of Advanced Technologies for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso
BMW Sauber
- Mario Theissen - BMW Sauber team principal. BMW Motorsport Director
- Peter Sauber - Consultant. Sauber founder
- Willy Rampf - Technical Director
Toro Rosso
- Dietrich Mateschitz - Owner
- Gerhard Berger - Co-owner
- Franz Tost - Scuderia Toro Rosso team principal
- Giorgio Ascanelli - Technical Director
- Alex Hitzinger - Head of Advanced Technologies for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso
Super Aguri
- Aguri Suzuki - Super Aguri F1 founder, team principal and owner
- Mark Preston - Technical Director
- Daniele Audetto - Managing Director
Force India
- Vijay Mallya - Force India co-owner
- Michiel Mol - Force India co-owner
- Colin Kolles - Team principal and Managing Director
- Mike Gascoyne - Chief Technical Officer
- James Key - Technical Director
Tyres
- Hirohide Hamashima - Head of Bridgestone's Motorsport Tyre Development
Commentary & publicity
United Kingdom
- Murray Walker - Retired BBC and ITV commentator (presenter) famous for making ridiculous or non-sequitur comments "in the heat of the moment". Regarded for a long time as the voice of Formula One and British Motorsport. Commentator for Grand Prix Masters.
- ITV
- James Allen - ITV commentator (presenter) since Murray Walker's retirement in 2001. Former pit lane reporter.
- Martin Brundle - Retired driver and ITV commentator
- other TV channels
- Ben Edwards - Former F1 Digital + commentator, now working for various channels in the UK
- Magazines
- Matt Bishop - F1 Racing editor.
- Steve Matchett - F1 Racing technical editor and columnist
- Peter Windsor - F1 Racing consultant editor and columnist
- Bob Constanduros, on-circuit commentator at every Grand Prix
United States
- SPEED Channel
- Bob Varsha - SPEED Channel commentator
- David Hobbs - Retired driver and SPEED Channel commentator
- Steve Matchett - SPEED Channel commentator
- Peter Windsor - SPEED Channel reporter
Austria
- Heinz Prüller - ORF Austrian TV commentator from 1965 until present. Famous for his computer-like memory of F1-related facts, paired with an obliviance for the actual ongoing of the race, makes for quite funny viewing.
Brazil
- TV Globo
- Galvão Bueno - TV Globo Head of Sport Department and commentator (presenter) since 1970s
- Luciano Burti - Retired F1 driver, now commentator for TV Globo
Italy
- RAI
- Gianfranco Mazzoni - RAI commentator (presenter)
- Ivan Capelli - retired F1 driver, now commentator for RAI.
- Giorgio Piola - Journalist, designer and technical expert for RAI.
- Mario Poltronieri - RAI commentator (presenter) from 1960s to 1994.
Japan
- Fuji TV
- Jun Imamiya - Commentator
- Kazuhito Kawai - Commentator
- Motoyasu Moriwaki - ex-Honda R&D Co.,Ltd. engineer, now commentator for Fuji TV
- Tetsuo Tsugawa - ex-Benetton Formula mechanic, now commentator for Fuji TV
Netherlands
- RTL 7
- Olav Mol - Commentator
- Allard Kalff - Pit reporter
- Marcel Maaijer - presenter
Other
- Hermann Tilke - Designer of several new F1 circuits
- Tsutomu Tomita - President of Fuji Speedway and ex-Toyota F1 team principal
Former Formula One people
1950s–
- Alfred Neubauer - The Rennleiter (Director) of the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix team
- Enzo Ferrari - Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari founder
- Colin Chapman - Lotus team founder and former team principal
1960s–
- Keith Duckworth - Co-founder of Cosworth
- Bruce McLaren - McLaren founder
- Soichiro Honda - Honda and Honda F1 founder
1970s–
- Gordon Murray - Former Brabham and McLaren designer
- Mauro Forghieri - Former Scuderia Ferrari designer
- Jean-Marie Balestre - Former president of the FIA and FISA
1980s–
- John Barnard - Former McLaren, Scuderia Ferrari and Benetton designer
- Brian Hart - Designer engineering for teams Hart, Toleman and Arrows
- Giancarlo Minardi - Minardi founder
1990s–
- Eddie Jordan - Jordan founder and former team principal
- Tom Walkinshaw - Owner of the defunct Arrows team
- Oliver Gavin - ex-safety car driver (1997–1999)
2000s–
- Tony George - Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner
- Tony Purnell - Former Jaguar executive
- Pierre Dupasquier - Head of Michelin's Competition Department
- Paul Stoddart - Minardi owner and former team principal
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