The eSkootr Championship (eSC) is pleased to announce Vinit Patel will join the series as Head of Technical.
Patel brings a wealth of experience to eSC having helped deliver sustainable engineering solutions in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. He will oversee the technical aspects around the championship’s eSkootrs and charging infrastructure liaising and working with teams, partners and suppliers.
Vinit began his motorsport career in engineering having studied Motorsport Engineering and Management. Working first in junior motorsport categories, he gained hands-on experience putting together data logging systems before engineering British F3 championship winning drivers.
As a freelance engineer, he engineered drivers to race wins in Formula Renault, Formula 3 and A1GP, creating a wealth of engineering knowledge in the process. Patel moved into Formula One in 2011, first as the sole Pirelli engineer at Williams F1 team and later at Red Bull Racing during their dominant season winning the 2013 FIA Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles.
During this time, he was responsible for overseeing tyre analysis and feedback, contributing to the team’s tyre planning strategy, an essential part of the race winning team.
