Racing Bulls' new technical director Dan Fallows is to be trackside for the first time at the Canadian Grand Prix, following his exit from Aston Martin.
Fallows was recruited by Aston Martin in 2022, but was removed as technical director in late 2024 after poor performance from the AMR24 machine, and left the company entirely in April 2025 following a spell at Aston Martin Performance Technologies.
Fallows, who previously worked with Adrian Newey at Red Bull, then signed for Racing Bulls in January 2026 as technical director after Jody Egginton moved to Red Bull Advanced Technologies, and started the position in April 2026.
The Briton reports into chief technical officer, former McLaren veteran Tim Goss, and will be trackside for the first time at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in his new role.
Looking ahead to the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Goss explained how teams would be facing a major challenge on a circuit known for low-downforce and heavy braking with the new straight line active aerodynamic modes.
"The long straights of the circuit have traditionally led to teams choosing a lower downforce rear wing setting to shed drag and shift the priority towards maximising speed in a straight line," said Goss.
"However, with the 2026 regulations, the use of the Straight Mode active aerodynamic settings will drop the drag level significantly, and as a result we retain the standard rear wing level.
"This to some extent simplifies the engineering task and removes any difficult decisions on wing level, but with the complexities of matching chassis and power unit settings with different circuit characteristics, there is still much to do.
"Our race preparation has gone well since Miami. The engineers have worked through the data and we have completed good simulator sessions with the drivers, on both circuit familiarity, car set -up and race pace optimisation.
"We bring the next phase of our aerodynamic upgrades, and we are confident that this will allow us to build on our performance to put us firmly into the mix for a points-scoring weekend."
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