Pearce has come close to masterminding victory before, having lost the 2009 final to Germany and being knocked out on penalties in the semi-final two years before that by the Netherlands.
He's done it before, as the mastermind behind the tag lines that propelled the late former mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, into office.
"This is a big regulation change - and the full package of the car; not just aerodynamics like we've had before," added Brawn, who masterminded Michael Schumacher's seven world titles while at Benetton and Ferrari.
And has either the 'fifth man' or the supposed mastermind who left before the bombings fled to Pakistan?
For instance, DICE was a bit of a re-coming-out party for Bruce Shelley, an old-school strategy game designer who made tabletop board games before masterminding the Age of Empires PC game series.
Great Ryder Cup!" Ballesteros, 53, who is recovering from a brain tumour and was unable to travel to south Wales, played in eight Ryder Cups before masterminding Europe's victory over the USA at Valderrama in 1997.
He became court illustrator to the Beatles, producing the cover of The Penguin John Lennon before masterminding their Illustrated Lyrics, then originating a bestseller in The Butterfly Ball, a hippie children's fantasy in the spirit of the Alice books of Carroll and Tenniel.
He won the FA Cup in his second season at the club, ending City's 35-year trophy drought, before masterminding their dramatic title success 12 months later.
After joining Cardiff in June 2011, Mackay led the team to the League Cup final and Championship play-offs in 2012 before masterminding their promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time since 1962.
After being appointed manager, Mackay led Cardiff to the League Cup final and Championship play-offs in 2012 before masterminding their promotion to the top flight of English football for the first time since 1962.
