# Paul Russell (engineer) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Russell_(engineer) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Russell_(engineer).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Russell_(engineer) > Source revision: 1346139390 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British engineer Paul Russell Occupation Engineer Employer Sauber Motorsport Known for Formula One Engineer **Paul Russell** is a British [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) and motorsports engineer. He is best known for holding a number of senior engineering roles at [Sauber Motorsport](/source/Sauber_Motorsport) including Head of Trackside Engineering, Race Engineer and Test Engineer.[1] ## Career Russell graduated from the [University of Brighton](/source/University_of_Brighton) in 1989 with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He began his professional career at [Lola Cars](/source/Lola_Cars) as an electronics engineer, working on on-car and off-car electrical, electronic, and sensor systems, including wind-tunnel instrumentation and factory test rigs. He joined [Sauber Motorsport](/source/Sauber_Motorsport) in May 1997, initially working in data analysis before progressing to a test engineering role with the Hinwil-based team.[2] He remained in this position through the organisation’s transition into [BMW Sauber](/source/BMW_Sauber), and in 2009 was appointed race engineer to [Nick Heidfeld](/source/Nick_Heidfeld). When the team reverted to private ownership as Sauber in 2010, Russell served as race engineer to [Pedro de la Rosa](/source/Pedro_de_la_Rosa) during the early part of the season, before reuniting with Heidfeld following the German’s return to the team at the [2010 Singapore Grand Prix](/source/2010_Singapore_Grand_Prix).[3] Russell then returned to the test team from 2011 to 2015, where his role focused on driver development and data analysis. He also engineered [Simona de Silvestro](/source/Simona_de_Silvestro) as part of the team’s programme evaluating her for a potential race seat in 2015.[4] During the closing stages of the 2015 season Russell returned to a race engineering role, supporting [Felipe Nasr](/source/Felipe_Nasr) for the final rounds of the championship.[5] In 2016 he briefly served as interim Head of Track Engineering prior to the arrival of [Xevi Pujolar](/source/Xevi_Pujolar), after which he transitioned towards vehicle dynamics and aerodynamic performance development.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Paul Russell"](https://sidepodcast.com/f1-employee/paul-russell). SidePodcast. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Montoya on top again at Jerez"](https://www.crash.net/f1/news/52709/1/jerez-test-day-two-23-june). Crash.net. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber with his Race Engineer Paul Russell (GBR)"](https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/nick-heidfeld-bmw-sauber-with-his-race-engineer-paul-news-photo/2176437187). Getty Images. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Simona De Silvestro completes first Formula 1 test for Sauber"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/27189613). BBC Sport. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Engineer switch pays off immediately for Nasr"](https://www.grandprix.com/news/engineer-switch-pays-off-immediately-for-nasr.html). GrandPrix.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Xevi Pujolar bounces back with Sauber"](https://www.motorsinside.com/en/f1/news/21240-xevi-pujolar-bounces-back-sauber). MotorsInside. v t e Sauber Motorsport Founder Peter Sauber Notable personnel Mariano Alperin Alessandro Alunni Bravi Andrea Benisi Jörn Becker Mattia Binotto Ruth Buscombe Dirk de Beer Lucia Conconi André de Cortanze Giampaolo Dall'Ara Elliot Dason-Barber Rémi Decorzent Gabriele Delli Colli Jost Capito Alessandro Cinelli Alex Chan Steve Clark Jacky Eeckelaert Luca Furbatto Eric Gandelin Craig Gardiner Brendan Gilhome René Hilhorst [ja] Nicolas Hennel Monisha Kaltenborn James Key Mike Krack Axel Kruse [pt] Urs Kuratle Josef Leberer Amiel Lindesay Jose Manuel López Tim Malyon Jan Monchaux Matt Morris Seamus Mullarkey Francesco Nenci Steve Nichols Tom McCullough John Owen Steven Petrik Pascal Picci [pt] Xevi Pujolar Willy Rampf Leo Ress [ja] Simone Resta Sergio Rinland Iñaki Rueda Paul Russell Tony Salter Marco Schüpbach Andreas Seidl Loïc Serra Erik Schuivens Mark Smith Julien Simon-Chautemps Stefano Sordo Lee Stevenson Willem Toet Mario Theissen Frédéric Vasseur Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Jonathan Wheatley Max Welti Ian Wright Jörg Zander Beat Zehnder Christoph Zimmermann Notable drivers Karl Wendlinger Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi Nick Heidfeld Kimi Räikkönen Felipe Massa Giancarlo Fisichella Jacques Villeneuve Robert Kubica Sebastian Vettel Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez Nico Hülkenberg Marcus Ericsson Charles Leclerc Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas Gabriel Bortoleto Former drivers See category Sportscars C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 SHS C6 C7 C8 C9 C11 C291 C292 Formula One cars C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 As BMW Sauber F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 As Alfa Romeo C38 C39 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 Related Audi in Formula One Alfa Romeo in Formula One BMW in Formula One Sauber Academy v t e BMW in Formula One Notable personnel Mehdi Ahmadi Toni Cuquerella Adam Baker Ann Bradshaw Andy Borme Dirk de Beer Giampaolo Dall'Ara Markus Duesmann Brendan Gilhome Mike Krack Urs Kuratle Torbjörn Larsson Josef Leberer Amiel Lindesay Seamus Mullarkey Ossi Oikarinen John Owen Heinz Paschen Willy Rampf Walter Riedl Paul Russell Marco Schüpbach Peter Sauber Andreas Seidl Loïc Serra Mario Theissen Willem Toet Pierre Waché Ben Waterhouse Jörg Zander Christoph Zimmermann Beat Zehnder Notable drivers Nick Heidfeld Robert Kubica Jacques Villeneuve Sebastian Vettel Race winners Robert Kubica Formula One cars F1.06 F1.07 F1.08 F1.09 Related BMW Motorsport Sauber Motorsport As an engine manufacturer World Champion(s) Nelson Piquet Drivers' titles 1983 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paul Russell (engineer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Russell_(engineer)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Russell_(engineer)?action=history)). 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