Williams has appointed Mercedes’ Formula 1 strategy director James Vowles as its new team principal ahead of the 2023 season. Vowles, who has served as the motorsport strategy director for Mercedes for the past four years, takes over from Jost Capito at the Woking outfit who finished bottom of the Constructors’ standings last year.
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Andreas Seidl is set to oversee Audi’s entry to Formula 1 in 2026 after leaving his role as McLaren team principal to become chief executive of Sauber. Seidl, who will start work at Sauber in January, will be replaced in his role at McLaren by Andrea Stella, who has stepped up with immediate effect from his previous position as executive director.
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Frederic Vasseur will become the team principal of Ferrari at the start of 2023. The 54-year-old Frenchman, who has been managing director of Alfa Romeo/Sauber since 2017, replaces Mattia Binotto, who Ferrari said resigned last month. Vasseur will be charged with turning the Italian team into one capable of winning the world championship.
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Jost Capito is stepping down as Williams CEO and team principal after two years at the helm of the F1 team. The Grove-based team have also confirmed technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison will leave his post having joined in 2021. Hear More with Cochlear
The departures follow a year which saw Williams finish last in the Constructors’ Championship with just eight points
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his 15th and final victory of the season as the Formula 1 season came to a close in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second ahead of Sergio Perez to deny the Red Bull driver second place in the World Championship by three points.
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