Peter Wright (1946 to 2025) was a British engineer best known for his work in Formula One motor racing between the 1960s and 1990s. He had a very significant influence on the application of aerodynamics within the sport, particularly in the development of ground effect theory in the late 1970s while working with Team Lotus, a period in which the team produced the 1978 championship-winning Lotus 79. After retiring from the sport in 1994 he was employed as a technical consultant to its governing body, the FIA, and for a number of years headed the FIA Safety Commission. He died on 6 November 2025, at the age of 79.
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Peter Wright (26 May 1946-6 November 2025) was a British engineer, best known for his work in Formula One motor racing between the 1960s and 1990s.
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He had a very significant influence on the application of aerodynamics within the sport
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