In 1998, after finishing his master's degree in fluid mechanics at Pierre and Marie Curie University, Blandin began his career as an aerodynamicist at Fondmetal Technologies, working in the production of wind tunnels. In 2002, he transferred to the Jaguar Formula 1 team, working in the aerodynamics field. Blandin remained with the Milton Keynes-based team following its transformation to Red Bull Racing, becoming team leader in the aerodynamics field before his departure in late 2009. During this period, he worked alongside Dan Fallows.[1][2]
As of January 2010, Blandin spent 14 months as Ferrari's head of aerodynamics before joining Mercedes as principal aerodynamics engineer the following year. In 2017 he was promoted to the position of chief aerodynamicist.
On November 24, 2021, it was announced that Blandin would leave Mercedes and join the Aston Martin team in early 2022. The team did not specify what role Blandin will fill. However, it was later disclosed that Blandin will only actually work at Aston Martin in July 2022, after a period of absence from all matters related to Mercedes.[3]
From July 2022 to December 2024, Blandin served as the Deputy to Technical Director Dan Fallows. During his time as Deputy Technical Director, Blandin contributed to the development of the AMR23, AMR24 and AMR25. In January 2025, Blandin was appointed as Aerodynamics Director, as a result of the removal of Dan Fallows as Technical Director and the discontinuation of both the Technical Director and Deputy Technical Director roles with the impending arrival of Managing Technical Partner Adrian Newey and subsequently Chief Technical Officer Enrico Cardile.
