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Patrick Head on the future of F1

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Patrick Head, director of engineering and co-founder of Williams F1, speaks to The Engineer about eco-friendly racing, why budget restrictions could drive innovation and his hopes for the future of the sport.

Following our exclusive interview with Brawn’s Nick Fry, the director of engineering and the co-founder of Williams Formula 1 (F1), Patrick Head, speaks exclusively to The Engineerabout his views on eco-friendly racing, why budget restrictions could drive innovation and his hopes for the future of F1 as the 2009 Grand Prix season draws to a close.

I arrived early this morning, a bit earlier than I usually come out for a Grand Prix, to attend the UK Trade & Investment event. The whole conference here is about promoting collaboration between UK and Brazilian advanced engineering sectors. So I’ll be speaking with companies at that event about creating engineering partnerships between the two countries ahead of the race weekend.

Williams has had a good link in the past in terms of Brazilian drivers and sponsors. Part of the direction of the engineering initiative here is on ‘green’ activities and we’re involved in that in many ways.

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