Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport has announced that former Ferrari Technical director James Allison will join the German team from 1 March. Allison, who has won world championships with both Ferrari and Renault, in addition to holding senior leadership roles in both teams, will join Mercedes in the newly created role of Technical Director and will lead the Technical organisation. He will report directly to Toto Wolff, who will have overall responsibility for running the team. 'I am very excited to be getting back to work after this time away from the sport,' said Allison. 'It's a massive privilege to be given the trust of a position in a team that has done so spectacularly well in the past...
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