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Jarrod Murphy is a British Formula One aerodynamicist. He is currently the aerodynamics director at the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Formula One team.^[1]

Biography

Murphy started his career in motorsport as a stress analyst for the Benetton F1 team in 1996. He then moved into CFD (Computer Fluid Dynamics), becoming the head of CFD at Renault in 2006.^[2] In 2013 he moved to Mercedes to become the chief aerodynamicist before becoming the head of aerodynamics at Mercedes in 2017.^[3] In July 2021 he was promoted to Aerodynamics Director covering a broader remit and effectively replacing Mike Elliott who was promoted to technical director.

Career timeline

• Head of CFD Application – Renault F1 (2002-2006)
• Head of CFD – Renault F1 (2006-2011)
• Head of CFD – Lotus F1 (2012-2013)
• Chief aerodynamicist – Mercedes F1 (2013-2017)
• Head of aerodynamics – Mercedes F1 (2017-2021)
• Aerodynamics Director - Mercedes F1 (2021-)

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