Ex-Ferrari engineer Antonia Terzi, who worked with Michael Schumacher, dies in a car accident

Antonia Terzi, who worked alongside Michael Schumacher in two of his World Cup victories for Ferrari, died of the consequences of a car accident.

Antonia Terzi died at the age of 50 (

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Former Ferrari engineer Antonia Terzi died of a car accident in the UK at the age of 50.

The former engineer began her impressive Formula 1 career in 2001 when Michael Schumacher joined Ferrari in the year Michael Schumacher secured his fourth world title, before she was part of the German great’s fifth victory a year later.

After a successful period in the famous Ferrari red, Terzi moved to Williams in 2003, where she played a crucial role in the development of the “Walrus Nose”, which became famous in 2004 for the FW26 car.

Her former employer, Williams, took to Twitter to confirm the devastating news of her death.

Antonia Terzi worked for both Ferrari and Williams
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The manufacturer said: “We are deeply sad to hear of the death of our former colleague and head aerodynamicist Antonia Terzi. Our thoughts are with Antonia’s friends and family during this difficult time. “

Terzi recently took on a new venture in her career after becoming a full professor at the University of Canberra, where she planned to move after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 50-year-old played more than her part in a strong Williams setup in the 2000s as the team was a strong competitor to the dominant Schumacher and former employer Ferrari.

The Oxfordshire-based manufacturer proved to be an important challenger with Juan Pablo Montoya in 2003, when he was ousted by Schumacher for his sixth world title with an 11 point lead over the title.

Antonia Terzi also worked as a professor at Canberra University
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A year later, Terzi played a key role in the design and production of the infamous Williams walrus nose.

However, that was not enough to stop Schumacher, who won 13 of 18 races on the way to his seventh and final Formula 1 title.

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Even so, Williams managed to make history in that campaign when Montoya set the record for the fastest lap in F1 history after driving at an average speed of 262.242 km / h on the Monza circuit in Italy.

After a career in Formula 1, Terzi became head of aerodynamics at Bentley and at the same time assistant professor at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands.