© McLaren, 16 February 2011
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| © Williams |
| Sporting Director, McLaren |
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| Nationality |
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Australian |
| Date of Birth |
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29th April, 1971 |
| Place of Birth |
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Western Australia, Australia |
Graduating from the University of New South Wales in 1993 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Sam Michael travelled to Europe and immediately began his Formula 1 career with Lotus.
Over the following 17 seasons, he benefited from the tutelage and experience of Gary Anderson at Jordan and Patrick Head at Williams. Promoted through both teams, he has worked in and led design, R&D, vehicle dynamics and race engineering departments, as well as achieving company director and board-member level at Williams. He became the team’s technical director in the spring of 2004.
He joined McLaren in November 2011, officially taking on the role of sporting director at the start of this year. He
forms part of our senior technical management team, primarily responsible for trackside operations.
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