(Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team)
Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team’s Executive Director of
Business Toto Wolff believes that soon the time will come that teams will need
two team principals. The Austrian played an instrumental role in the Brackley
based outfits success in 2014 which saw the team claim both the Drivers and
Constructors championship.
At the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Wolff heads up the
business and commercial side of the team while Executive Director Technical
Paddy Lowe oversees the technical side of the team in
relation to the
development of the Mercedes chassis.
At the Williams Martini Racing Team, Sir Frank Williams
remains team principal, however the day to day business and commercial side of
the team is looked after by deputy team principal and his daughter Claire.
The team have Pat Symonds in the role of
Technical Director while earlier this week, former Scuderia Toro Rosso Sporting
Director Steve Nielsen joined the team as Sporting Manager and will oversee all
operational aspects of the Grove based outfit at race weekends.
Quadruple world champions Infiniti Red Bull Racing have
Christian Horner in the role of team principal while Adrian Newey was chief technical
officer at the Milton Keynes based outfit.
However that position will not be
filled following Newey’s departure from the team to pursue new projects. Wolff explained that it is important that team members have
defined roles that they are kept in as they are strong in the roles that they applied for.
© Ben Johnston 2014
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