One week before the 2019 F1 season kicks off in Australia, Williams has announced that technical director Paddy Lowe is taking a "leave of absence" from the British outfit. Williams' troubled start to its 2019 season, marked by production issues that forced the Grove-based outfit to delay the roll-out of its FW4 by over two days in Barcelona, had led pundits to question Lowe's position with the team. The 56-year-old engineer, who is also a Williams shareholder, said last week in Spain that he did not have any immediate "concerns" about his position. Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams revealed that the outfit was conducting an internal investigation into its...
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