Michael May (racing driver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Michael May (racing driver)

Swiss racing driver

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1934

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Profession: engineer, racing driver, racing automobile driver

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Michael May (racing driver)

  • Michael May (born 18 August 1934 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a former racing driver from Switzerland.
  • He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 May 1961.
  • He scored no championship points. After a crash during practice for the 1961 German Grand Prix, May concentrated on engineering, helping to develop a fuel injection system for Porsche and Ferrari. May is generally credited with introducing the first manipulated elevated wing onto a racing car - a Porsche 550 - to produce downforce (or down thrust) for enhanced braking and cornering speeds to reduce lap times.He also worked in designing high-compression engines, improving fuel economy among other things.
  • The most notable example was his reworked 'Fireball' head for the 'high-efficiency' high-compression Jaguar V-12 HE engine.

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