Loïc Bigois

Loïc Bigois (born September 19, 1960 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a Formula One Aerodynamicist.

After studying engineering in Paris and specialising in aerodynamics Bigois relocated to Toulouse and began working in the aerospace industry. He was recruited by the Ligier in 1990 and for several years moved between the mid-field teams. In the late 1990s he returned to Ligier and remained as Chief Designer through the transition to Prost Grand Prix until the team finally closed down shortly before the start of the 2002 season.

After the failure of Prost, Bigois moved to Minardi where he stayed until 2003 when he was recruited by Williams as Chief Aerodynamicist. Bigois replaced Antonia Terzi who left the team after poor performances and an allegedly difficult relationships with other senior technical staff. Bigois worked alongside Jörg Zander who replaced Gavin Fisher as Chief Designer in September 2005. Both Bigois and Zander worked under Technical Director Sam Michael.

On 2 July, it was announced that he had agreed to join the Honda Racing F1 team, and was resultantly suspended by Williams. [ [http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/7/6391.html The Official Formula 1 Website ] ]

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