Herbie Blash

Herbie Blash is catnip for any Formula One fan. Born in England in 1948, he joined Lotus back in 1968 to work with Graham Hill, which makes him a living slice of the sport's history. He started as a mechanic, grew into management, was recruited by Frank Williams, and ended up as the FIA Race Directors' permanent senior advisor. That is more than half a century breathing paddock air, and it shows in a kind of seasoned authority you simply cannot fake. I am hopelessly drawn to these behind-the-scenes craftsmen who hold the sport together while the drivers take the glory.

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Name (English)

Herbie Blash

Name (Japanese)

ハービー・ブラッシュ

Reading

はーびー・ぶらっしゅ

Born

September 30, 1948 (age 78)

Origin

England, United Kingdom

Occupation

adviser

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie%20Blash
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173533

Tags

• adviser

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.