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Jacques-Henri Laffite is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986. He competed in 176 GPs, scoring 6 victories, 7 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and 228 total points.

Success in the automotive industry today requires highly specialized people who can communicate effectively and efficiently with one another. To achieve this, everyone needs to understand the final goal of the whole group. Our Advanced Vehicle Engineering Workshop will help you flush out those goals.

OptimumG’s Advanced Workshop will span two weeks and provide an in-depth analysis of vehicle dynamics is a small classroom setting. Held at OptimumG headquarters in Denver, Colorado, the two-week workshop will be split into two parts – Monday, November 29 through Saturday, December 4 and Monday, December 6 through Saturday, December 11. In order to accommodate schedules, the two parts will be offered separately, but those wishing to attend Week Two will have had to attend Week One.

Last held in 2005, Advanced Workshop participants have reported an increase in the quality of communication among the various departments in their organizations, as well as new perspectives on already applied principles in automotive design, simulation and testing.

Those interested in attending can contact Erin Meyer at +1 303 752 1562 or visit the website.

F1 world champion of 1982, and known to be capable of winning with a minor car because of his ability to give all of himself. Keke Rosberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden

Robert Kubica was born on December 7, 1984 in Krakow, Poland. Kubica became third driver for the BMW Sauber F1 Team in 2006. The Pole took over from Jacques Villeneuve during the Hungarian GP. Robert Kubica is the first Polish race driver in the history of F1.

Neel Jani was born on December 8, 1983 in Switzerland. Jani made his F1 debut as third driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 Team in 2006.

Emerson Fittipaldi was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He is a highly successful racing driver, winning 2 World Championships in Formula One (1972, 1974). He also won a championship in CART and twice the Indianapolis 500. In F1 he raced for Lotus, McLaren and Fittipaldi Automotive (Copersucar), good for 14 wins, 6 poles and 6 fastest laps.

Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx is a Belgian former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans. He was born in Brussels.

Michael Schumacher is the most succesful F1 driver in the history of Grand Prix racing. He was born in Hürth-Hermuelheim, Germany. He entered F1 in 1991 as a replacement of Betrand Gachot in a Jordan but was snatched away by Flavio Briatore to drive for Benetton.

Schumacher quickly displayed potential with 8 podium places in 1992 and his first win at the Belgian GP in Spa Francorchamps. He became world champion with Benetton in 1994 and 1995 before moving to Ferrari. His first of a string of 5 world titles came in 2000. He was unbeatable for 5 years thanks to an astonishing Ferrari every year and sometimes blatant team orders.

The German raced two more years in F1 only to see Fernando Alonso take both championships before leaving racing and taking up the role of Jean Todt's assistant at Ferrari.

Franck Montagny was born on January 5, 1978 in Feurs, France. Montagny made his F1 debut in 2003 as test driver for the Renault F1 Team and became the team's third driver until the end of 2005.
For the 2006 season, Montagny signed a contract as third driver for the Super Aguri Formula One Team and was promoted race driver as Yuji Ide was demoted by the FIA. Montagny drove his first race during the 2006 European Grand Prix and was replaced by Sakon Yamamoto for the 2006 German GP. Montagny though kept his role as third driver for the team.

Lewis Carl Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985 in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. After becoming GP2 Champion in 2006, he signed a contract with the McLaren Mercedes Team as their second race driver for the 2007 season.