Williams strengthens Engineering Team for 2015
By Williams Martini Racing
January 5 2015
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Williams
strengthens Engineering Team for 2015 |
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Williams is
pleased to announce an updated Race Operations structure to further bolster
the engineering department ahead of the 2015 FIA Formula One World
Championship season.
Andrew Murdoch, previously Race Engineer to Felipe Massa, has been promoted
to Senior Performance Engineer. Andrew will lead the Performance Group at
the factory, developing new techniques and processes within the engineering
team to ensure continual performance improvements are brought to both cars
throughout the season. He will also remain part of the trackside team with a
focus on Valtteri Bottas’s car on event.
The team is further strengthened by the appointment of Dave Robson, who has
joined to take on the role of Race Engineer to Felipe and will work under
Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley. Dave joins from McLaren, where he
had been working with Jenson Button since 2010, most recently as his Race
Engineer. Jonathan Eddolls continues as Race Engineer to Valtteri.
As part of this process, Carl Gaden has been promoted to Senior Car Systems
Engineer. Carl joined Williams in 1988 and has spent the last 22 years as
Chief Mechanic on the Race Team. With his vast hands-on experience working
across the cars, he will now increase the capabilities of the team within
this area focusing on ensuring systems continue to be reliable.
Mark Pattinson, previously Number 1 Mechanic to Felipe, will step up to take
on the role of Chief Mechanic.
Pat Symonds, Williams Chief Technical Officer, said; “Off the back of a
great 2014 campaign Williams is determined to continue this positive
momentum into the new season, and these recent changes show our commitment
to that goal. We are proud to be able to promote our existing talent to help
strengthen every area within our engineering team and we will continue to
invest in new talent where necessary to ensure we have the support and
resources to achieve our on-track ambitions throughout 2015 and beyond. Our
engineering team for the coming season is looking strong and I’m excited to
get the new season underway.” |
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