{"id":19171,"date":"2023-04-21T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T12:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/motor-racing-allison-and-elliott\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T12:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T12:09:05","slug":"motor-racing-allison-and-elliott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/motor-racing-allison-and-elliott\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor racing-Allison and Elliott swap technical roles at Mercedes F1 team"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alan Baldwin<\/p>\n

LONDON (Reuters) – James Allison has returned to his former role of technical director at Mercedes in a job swap with Mike Elliott as the once-dominant team reorganise after a slow start to the Formula One season.<\/p>\n

Elliott took over from Allison in July 2021, when the latter shifted to a broader but part-time role as chief technical officer (CTO).<\/p>\n

“Mike has led a review of our technical organisation to ensure we have the right structure to deliver sustainable success in the future,” said a team spokesman.<\/p>\n

“We are focused on building the best racing car and building the best team to develop that car, with everybody playing to their greatest strengths in the organisation.”<\/p>\n

Team boss and co-shareholder Toto Wolff told that the changes were driven by Elliott, who will perform the CTO role full time.<\/p>\n

“We have reversed the roles. Mike has moved up to CTO, as he has a brilliant switched-on scientific mind. And James Allison has returned to his technical director position, reporting into Mike,” said Wolff.<\/p>\n

“Mike’s assessment was… that with James we have a gladiator on the field and the troops are going to go through the fire for him and with him.”<\/p>\n

Wolf said the team was also creating a structure for the future, with artificial intelligence and machine learning opening up innovation.<\/p>\n

The Austrian said jobs had been restructured also among senior designers to adapt to the new requirements of the sport’s cost cap.<\/p>\n

John Owen remains chief designer but his role has been split, with Giacomo Tortora appointed engineering director, to allow him to focus on car design rather than cost cap administration. <\/p>\n

Mercedes are third overall after three rounds but already 67 points behind leaders and reigning champions Red Bull, who have won every race.<\/p>\n

The team won an unprecedented eight successive constructors’ titles from 2014 to 2021 but struggled last year with a bouncing car that took only one win with Britain’s George Russell.<\/p>\n

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second in Australia on April 2, however, and Mercedes are hoping for further progress in Azerbaijan next week. <\/p>\n

“We have defined a clear direction where we need to go and I believe we are on the right trajectory,” Wolff said this week. “We need to consolidate our understanding and hopefully over the next few races we can make another step.”<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)<\/p>\n

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