James Allison (motorsport)

James Allison (born 22 February 1968) is an English motorsport designer and engineer, best known for his accomplishments in Formula 1, where he was the technical director of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team until April 2021.
Early life.
Born in Louth, Lincolnshire, the son of former Royal Air Force officer, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison, James was educated at Abingdon School and Cambridge.
Career.
Benetton, Larrousse, and Ferrari: 1991–2005.
After graduating from Cambridge in 1991, Allison joined the aerodynamics department of the Benetton Formula One team. After a couple of years at Benetton he moved to Larrousse as head of aerodynamics before returning to Benetton as head of aerodynamics in the mid-1990s. In 2000, he moved to Ferrari for five years.
Renault/Lotus: 2005–2013.
Allison returned to Benetton (by then known as Renault F1) in the role of deputy technical director in 2005. In 2009 Allison became technical director. In 2011, Renault F1 became Lotus Renault GP before becoming Lotus F1 in 2012.
Return to Ferrari: 2013–2016.
On 8 May 2013, Allison quit as Lotus F1 Team technical director to be replaced by Nick Chester. On 29 July 2013 Allison rejoined Ferrari as chassis technical director and then technical director until July 2016. On 27 July 2016 Allison quit as Scuderia Ferrari technical director following the death of his wife.
Mercedes AMG: 2017–present.
On 16 February 2017 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport announced that Allison was to join the team in the newly created role of technical director, following the departure of Paddy Lowe to Williams Grand Prix Engineering. He stepped down from his Technical Director role to take another role within Mercedes. He has been promoted to Chief Technical Officer (CTO) role.