Charlie Moody

Charlie Moody (July 1, 1956 - November 22, 2011) was a Formula One ex-mechanic and team manager from the United Kingdom.

Career

Moody first started in F1 in 1977 as a Mechanic for Walter Wolf's Wolf team, which won its very first race.

He would follow Keke Rosberg to Williams where the Finn won the Championship in 1982.

Moody became the Leyton House team manager in May 1990. He remained with the team through a series of setbacks and by the time the team closed down in 1993 he was the only force holding the whole operation together.

He returned to F1 the following year with the new Simtek team and guided the team through the difficult times after the death of Roland Ratzenberger at Imola that season. He continued at Simtek until the team folded in mid-1995.

After Formula One, Moody moved to the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team, becoming its operations manager.

Death

Moody died on 22 November 2011 aged 55 from a neuromuscular disorder.