Gavin Fisher (born 30 August 1964) was formerly Chief Designer of the Williams

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team. He studied mechanical engineering at

University of Hertfordshire The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The university is based largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its antecedent institution, Hatfield Technical College, was founded in 1948 and was ident ...

, which was famous for its aeronautical engineers, graduating with a first class honors degree. He was hired by Williams through an advertisement in the media in 1988 after spending time with Ricardo transmissions. A few months later,

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joined Williams from

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and Fisher worked with him until Newey left in 1997 to join

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. Fisher, his pupil, was promoted to the role of chief designer, a role that he held until 2005. In September 2004, Gavin Fisher was seriously injured in a motorbike crash and underwent surgery for a broken pelvis in a hospital in Los Angeles. Senior designer Mark Loasby took over the design of next year's Williams race car during his absence. Fisher currently follows a number of pursuits including snowboarding, riding motorbikes and sailing boats.

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Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire British mechanical engineers Living people 1964 births Formula One designers British motorsport people Williams Grand Prix Engineering {{f1-bio-stub