An unrelenting drive for success

Nick Chester began his career at Simtek Research after graduating from Cambridge University in 1991, initially focusing on vehicle simulation before moving into their Formula 1 team in 1994.

He joined Arrows F1 in 1995, advancing from vehicle simulation and suspension design to trackside engineering roles, including Performance Engineer for Damon Hill and Pedro Diniz, and Race Engineer for Mika Salo and Pedro de la Rosa.
In 2000, he moved to Benetton as a Test Engineer, working with Alexander Wurz, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Mark Webber. After Renault acquired the team, he served as Performance Engineer for Fisichella and Jarno Trulli, including a standout win at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix.

He played a key role in Renault’s consecutive Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championship victories in 2005 and 2006 as the Head of Vehicle Performance, driving innovation in areas such as brake materials, suspension design, and the tuned mass damper system. He became Head of Performance Systems in 2010 and Engineering Director at Lotus F1 in 2012, helping develop the race-winning E20 and E21 cars.

Appointed Technical Director in 2013, Nick led the design and development of all Formula 1 cars produced at Enstone until January 2020. He then moved to the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team as Technical Director, where he guided the team to double championship victories in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons.

Nick Chester is Chief Technical Officer of the Cadillac F1 Team, where he is leading the team’s technical direction and car development ahead of its Formula 1 debut in 2026.

2026 will see Pat Symonds reach a 50-year milestone in professional motorsport which has seen him achieve success with some of the sport’s most accomplished teams and drivers.

Having started his career designing championship winning cars for the lower formulae he joined the fledgling Toleman F1 team working with Ayrton Senna, however it was with Benetton and subsequently Renault that he achieved extraordinary success. His partnerships with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso produced 32 race wins, four Drivers’ World Championships and three Constructors’ World Championships. During this time, he became Technical Director of the Benetton Formula One Team and latterly the Renault Formula One Team.

After some years running his engineering consultancy, Neutrino Dynamics, he accepted an offer to become CTO at the Williams F1 team, a position he held until the end of the 2016 season and during which the team achieved many notable successes including rising from ninth to third in the World Championship.

Pat then spent 7 years as Chief Technical Officer at F1 (Formula One Management) where he was tasked with setting up a small technical group to assist the FIA in the formulation of future F1 regulations the culmination of which was seen in many of the 2022 F1 regulations. As well as researching the needs of the next generation of Formula 1 cars, he also turned his attention to the transition of F1 to a low carbon economy and has been instrumental in the introduction of sustainable fuels to Formula 1.

In 2025 Pat joined the Cadillac Formula 1 team as an advisor charged with using his experience to guide the new team as it sets it sights on its first year of competition while ensuring that the foundations are built for an ambitious and successful future.

Pat is also a visiting Professor at Cranfield University, a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Peter Crolla is the Race Team Manager for the Cadillac F1 Team, where he plays a key leadership role in coordinating race team operations as the team prepares for its debut in 2026

Peter began his career in top-tier motorsport in 2005 as a Race Engineer in British F3 with Fortec Motorsport, before becoming Team Manager and subsequently establishing their World Series by Renault operation. 

In 2010 he moved to become Team Manager for Honda Racing in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Over five seasons, he helped lead the team through multiple championship-winning campaigns, overseeing logistics, garage operations, and day-to-day team management.

In 2014, he joined McLaren Racing as a Team Leader, supporting garage and trackside operations in Formula 1 before moving to the newly formed Haas F1 Team in 2015. Initially appointed as Race Team Coordinator, Peter was instrumental in establishing Haas’s operational structure in its debut season.  In 2017, he became Team Manager at Haas, where he remained for eight seasons. During this time, he managed all aspects of the race team’s trackside activities, logistics, and personnel, helping to maintain efficiency and compliance in the fast-paced environment of Formula 1.
 
In 2025, Peter joined the Cadillac F1 Team as Race Team Manager, bringing with him deep operational expertise and a proven track record in launching and managing successful F1 programs.

Rob White brings over three decades of elite motorsport and engineering experience to his role as Chief Operating Officer of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team. With a career founded in high-performance engine development spanning IndyCar and Formula 1, international experience of factory and track operations with championship winning teams, Rob is responsible for leading all operational functions across the team’s UK and US facilities.

Born in Yorkshire, Rob’s passion for engineering began early, fixing old farm equipment and designing and racing go-karts during his school years. He earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Southampton, sponsored by Jaguar Cars.

Rob started his racing career at Cosworth Engineering, where he quickly progressed from a graduate trainee to a development engineer in the company’s successful IndyCar programme. Highlights included ten years in IndyCar, including time in California, winning races including the Indy 500 and championship, moving to Formula 1 as Chief Engineer in 1997 supplying engines to Stewart GP, winning his first Grand Prix, later Jordan GP and Jaguar Racing.

In 2004, Rob joined Renault F1 Team in Viry-Châtillon, France, where he led the technical and operations functions during one of the most successful periods in the company’s F1 history. As Technical Director and later Deputy Managing Director, he was responsible for the design, development and racing of the championship-winning 3.0L V10 and 2.4L V8 engines that powered Renault and Red Bull Racing to multiple world titles between 2005 and 2013.

Rob returned to the UK and from 2017 to 2024 was Operations Director at the Renault then Alpine F1 Team, where he led a major transformation of the Enstone facility and its operational capabilities, supporting the growth of the team.

Now at Cadillac F1, Rob plays a central role in building a high-performance organisation equipped to compete at the pinnacle of global motorsport.

Caroline has over 20 years of experiencing working as a senior C-suite executive in a sports environment, in Formula 1, Premier League football and the Commonwealth Games.

She is currently the Chief Legal Officer of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team and was integral in helping the Team secure its entry to become the 11th and newest team on the Formula 1 grid in 2026. Prior to joining the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, Caroline served as Director of Legal Affairs for Alpine F1 Team during 2023, a season which saw the Renault-owned team undergo massive executive and management changes.

She previously held the position of Director of Commercial and Legal Affairs for 13 years at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, where she established the Legal team from scratch. She has significant experience negotiating major sponsorship agreements and driver deals as well as the Concorde Agreement which governs the sport. During her time at Mercedes, she was part of a Mercedes team which won three consecutive Constructors’ Championships and three consecutive Drivers’ Championships with Lewis Hamilton in the cockpit from 2014-2016.

Caroline was also a key member of the management buyout of the team from Honda to become the World Championship winning Brawn GP. Her involvement as a shareholder at Brawn GP resulted in her recently being interviewed by Keanu Reeves for the Emmy award winning documentary entitled “Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story” on Disney+ and BBC2/iPlayer.

Caroline has also made an impact in sports off the F1 grid. In 2016, she joined newly crowned English Premier League Champions, Leicester City Football Club as their first General Counsel and a member of the Senior Leadership Team, a position she held into 2019. And, from 2019 through 2023, Caroline was Chief Legal Officer and member of the Executive Management Team of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games where she was responsible for all legal, brand and HR matters relating to the operation and delivery of the Games. The Games hosted nearly 5,000 athletes, including 311 para-athletes from 72 Commonwealth Games Associations, generating over £1.2 billion to the United Kingdom economy. Caroline’s role at the Games resulted in her becoming one of The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” lawyers.

Laura Sturland is the Chief Financial Officer of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team. With over a decade of experience in high-performance, high-regulation environments, she joined the organisation in 2024, bringing with her extensive experience from her tenure at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team.

During her time at Mercedes, Laura held several key financial roles, her expertise in financial management and regulatory compliance, particularly concerning the FIA's Financial Regulations, has been instrumental in steering the team's financial strategies.

Laura is responsible for overseeing all financial operations, aligning financial strategies with the team's long-term objectives across the UK and US operations.  

Chris Green began his IT career at Oxfordshire County Council, starting on the Service Desk before progressing to manage Networking operations. This foundation led to a role at a Managed Services Organisation, where he expanded his technical expertise across a broad customer base and deepened his knowledge of IT service delivery.

Chris’s passion for motorsport began in childhood, watching Formula 1 on Sundays with his father. As a teenager, he tried karting but soon found his calling behind the scenes. He became involved in running IT Timing systems and later took up marshalling, volunteering many weekends with the British Automobile Racing Club at iconic circuits like Thruxton, Silverstone, and Brands Hatch.

At 28, Chris entered Formula 1 professionally, joining Honda Racing F1 as a Network Systems Administrator. He was part of the legendary 2009 Brawn GP season, celebrating his first race win and World Championship. After Brawn was acquired by Mercedes, Chris progressed through technical and leadership roles, becoming IT Operations Manager in 2014. During his tenure, he contributed to an extraordinary run of success—eight Constructors’ and seven Drivers’ Championships.

In 2022, he took on the role of Interim Head of IT for the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team. Following its acquisition by McLaren to form McLaren Electric Racing, Chris helped oversee a seamless IT transition before returning to Mercedes.

In July 2024, Chris was appointed Chief Information Officer at the Cadillac Formula 1 Team. He is focused on building a team of highly talented IT professionals providing a world class technology portfolio, to enable the Cadillac Formula 1 Team to successfully arrive on the grid in March 2026.

Outside of motorsport, Chris enjoys racing classic sailing boats with friends and family on the Solent.

Zoë Mills is an experienced HR leader with a strong track record shaping high-performance cultures, leading strategic people initiatives, and driving employee engagement across dynamic and fast-paced organisations.

Zoë was appointed Chief People Officer at the Cadillac Formula 1 Team in 2024, where she is responsible for building and leading the people strategy across the team’s UK and US operations.  

Her role is pivotal in establishing a high-performance, inclusive, and values-driven culture as the team prepares for its Formula 1 debut in 2026.

Prior to joining Cadillac Formula 1 Team, Zoë served as Head of Employee Experience at Red Bull Formula One Team until 2024. In this role, she led initiatives across engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, and culture—playing a key part in enhancing the employee experience at one of F1’s most successful and innovative teams. Before Red Bull, Zoë held an interim role at Mercedes Formula One Team as Head of HR, Business Partnering, where she supported senior leadership through a year of intense operational change.

Zoë brings a wealth of experience from pervious HR roles in different industries, playing a central role in shaping company-wide cultural initiatives and embedding values that supported long-term performance. Zoë brings a modern, people-first approach to leadership—passionate about building inclusive teams, driving engagement, and empowering individuals to thrive in high-performance environments. Talent and technology matter, but it is the team’s culture and behaviour that Zoë is shaping that will turn potential into reality.

Graeme Lowdon is a British senior motorsport executive with extensive experience in Formula 1 and endurance racing. Born on 23 April 23 1965, in Corbridge, UK, Lowdon holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, as well as an MBA.

He began his career in the power industry before establishing a number of technology businesses, subsequently transitioning into motorsport. In 2010, he became Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Racing, which later became Marussia F1 Team. Under his leadership, Marussia F1 Team achieved its first Formula 1 points in 2014, after which Lowdon continued to lead the team through its rebranding to Manor Racing in 2015.

Lowdon has extensive experience of establishing and advising racing teams at Formula 1 and World Endurance Championship level.   Alongside former racing driver Marc Hynes, Lowdon is a co-Director of Equals Management, whose clients include a number of Formula 1 drivers.

In December 2024, Lowdon was appointed Team Principal of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, which is set to debut in the 2026 Formula 1 season. Lowdon had been advising the project for two years and played a significant role in its establishment. He has been instrumental in assembling a team of experienced professionals from various motorsport backgrounds to develop the team's car and operations. The team has established facilities at Silverstone, UK, with new headquarters facilities under construction in the United States.