F1 engineer and ground-effect pioneer Peter Wright dies aged 79

Visionary British engineer and technical journalist Peter Wright has died at the age of 79.<br>Wright exercised a quiet but profound influence on the world of motor racing, far beyond the innovation with which he is chiefly associated, ground-effect aerodynamics. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1967 with a degree in mechanical engineering, he secured is first job in motorsport ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/peter-wright-1946-2025/10774339/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>