Brawn aerodynamicist wins Dino Toso award

Brawn GP's Head of Aerodynamics Loic Bigois has won the 2009 Dino Toso Racecar 'Aerodynamicist of the Year' award at the Oxford World Motorsport Symposium.

Brawn GP claimed the victory in both 2009 Championships as Jenson Button raced to the Drivers' title while Brawn beat Red Bull Racing to the Constructors' crown.

The team is now being honoured outside of F1 as well with Bigois claiming the honour of 'Aerodynamicist of the Year' at a ceremony held last week.

"I am very proud to accept this Award on behalf of Brawn GP's Aerodynamic Department," he said.

"I am particularly happy as it is the Dino Toso Award and I appreciated Dino very much. I would just like to make a wish. The organisers should change the name of this award for next year from Aerodynamicist of the Year to Aerodynamic Department of the Year."

"The result comes from team work, from a complete department and not from only one individual. 2009 was successful for us but was also very tough.

"In the same week in March, we achieved an outstanding one-two result in Melbourne and went through the redundancy process at the factory. In fact it was quite difficult to enjoy our success at the time and I want to dedicate this Award to the complete aero department; to the people who are still here and those who left in March or returned to Honda in Japan.

"Many thanks to them all for their contribution."

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