Full Throttle

Early Years

Hermann Tilke founded Tilke Engineering in 1984, combining skills in architecture, engineering and the undeviating obedience of a lapdog to provide complete solutions for motor racing and waste disposal projects.

Tilke is most famous for his work re-designing classic tracks, such as the A1-Ring in Austria and the Hockenheimring in Germany, creating blander and more generic F1 circuits than ever before.

Not content with conquering and Tilke-fying established tracks on the Formula One calendar, Tilke designed many high-profile new circuits that have been visited by the “F1 circus,” including Sepang in Malaysia, Shanghai in China and Bahrain’s F1 race track.

Passionate Work

Many claim that Tilke’s art lies in using the veil of “safety improvements” as consent to have his way with once popular racing tracks. Some also believe that his signature long straights followed by slow, tight hairpins (or as he calls them: “overtaking zones”) are designed purely to frustrate drivers and viewers alike.

A critical key to Tilke’s success is his firm alliance with Formula One supremo F