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F1: Senior engineer Rob Smedley to leave Williams at the end of season
Senior engineer Rob Smedley will leave the Williams team at the end of this Formula 1 season. The 44-year-old, who became famous for his frank and amusing radio messages to Felipe Massa at Ferrari, said he had not decided on his next career move. Smedley became part of F1 folklore after a controversy over Ferrari team orders at the 2010 German Grand Prix, famously telling Massa: "Fernando (Alonso) is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message." It was a coded team order for Massa to cede the lead to his team-mate to help the Spaniard's championship challenge. Ferrari were found guilty of breaking the rules but the ban on team orders was lifted at the end of the...
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