Dirk de Beer
Dirk Laurie de Beer (born 2 June 1963) is a South African Formula One aerodynamicist.De Beer joined Renault in 2008, where he worked under Dino Toso until the latter was forced to stand down because of illness.He remained in his post as the team became Lotus F1 from 2012, working with technical directors Bob Bell and James Allison.[3] At Williams, he worked alongside Dave Wheater, who was temporarily responsible for the team's aerodynamic performance after Jason Somerville's departure in late 2016.[4] In early November 2019, Renault announced that de Beer would replace Pete Machin as Head of Aerodynamics.