Ben studied automotive engineering at Loughborough University but turned to motorsport shortly after graduation. He came here in December 2003 as a structural analysis engineer, moving into vehicle dynamics by the time Red Bull Racing came into being. He departed in 2008 for a role with BMW-Sauber, and was part of a talented cadre of engineers that oversaw a series of memorable years for the Swiss outfit, during which time he rose to the position of head of vehicle performance.
However, in 2014, Ben returned to the Red Bull fold, first in Faenza, Italy where he took on the role of Deputy Technical Director at Scuderia Toro Rosso and then in 2017 he finally returned to Milton Keynes, joining Oracle Red Bull Racing as Deputy Head of Performance Engineering. In 2018 he stepped up to head the department and now leads a group dedicated to “optimising the performance of the car on a short, medium, and long-term basis”. A task that calls for extracting the maximum out of the available package on race weekends, examining in-season development and improving tyre usage and finally, with a view to the future, looking into possible development avenues for the years ahead.
