Peter David Windsor (born 11 April 1952)[1] is a Formula One journalist, and former Formula One team and sponsorship manager.
Peter Windsor | |
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 Windsor at the 2004 United States Grand Prix | |
| Born | Peter David Windsor 11 April 1952 Reigate, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | Australian |
Career
editWindsor started his journalism career at the monthly magazine Competition Car. He was the motorsport editor for the British weekly magazine Autocar from the late 1970s until 1985.[2]
Formula One
editIn 1985, Windsor became sponsorship manager at Williams for four years.[3] He then worked as general manager for Ferrari's UK base in 1989, only to return to Williams as team manager in 1991.[3]
Windsor was Grand Prix Editor of the F1 Racing magazine from 1997 to 2009,[4] and as of 2014, was the current senior columnist and feature writer on The Racer's Edge section.[2]
For several seasons Windsor was also the moderator for Formula One's post-qualifying and post-race press conferences. He handed the interviewer's microphone to James Allen from the 2009 British Grand Prix due to a concern over a potential or perceived conflict of interest as a future team boss;[5] but returned to the interview room at the 2009 Italian Grand Prix.
On 4 February 2009, it was reported Windsor and engineer/designer Ken Anderson were to head an American entrant into the 2010 Formula One season called US F1 Team. Their application was formally accepted by the FIA on 12 June 2009.[6] Windsor's role would involve team management and driver development and selection.[7] However, in March 2010, US F1 ceased operations. On 25 June 2010 the FIA officially banned US F1 from any further participation in the sport, and the World Motor Sport Council fined them €309,000 for failing to meet their commitments for the 2010 race season.[8]
Personal life
editShortly before the start of the 1986 season, Windsor was in an automobile accident when the car he was riding in with Frank Williams crashed on the way from the Paul Ricard Circuit in southern France to the Nice airport, causing Windsor minor injuries but leaving Williams, who was driving, paralysed.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Peter Windsor". ESPN F1. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Where Are They Now: Peter Windsor". Paddock Magazine. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Peter Windsor". grandprix.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Alex Peroni Coverage". blundstone.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Virgin could prove the Manor born". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "Made in America".
- ^ "Peter Windsor - Sporting Director". USF1. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "USF1 banned from racing". Eurosport. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "F1 People (Part 6) - Frank Williams". sidepodcast.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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