Daniel Bernasconi | |
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Born | Ashow, Warwickshire, England | 11 July 1973
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Southampton |
Employer(s) | McLaren Racing Team New Zealand |
Known for | America's Cup yacht design and with Formula One for work as an aerodynamicist |
Daniel Bernasconi, (born 1973) is a British America’s Cup yacht designer, specializing in hydrodynamic design and performance optimization. He is currently the Technical Director of Team New Zealand and a Founding Director of SumToZero, a specialist yacht design consultancy.
Bernasconi has worked in both Formula One and the America’s Cup as a race engineer. As Technical Director Bernasconi led the winning Team New Zealand yacht design teams in both the 2017 and 2021 America’s Cup.[1]