Williams is considering boosting its technical staff in the wake of the permanent departure of former tech boss Paddy Lowe. The Grove-based team's troubled start to its 2019 campaign, marked by production issues that delayed the roll-out of its FW42 and the car's design flaw, led to Lowe taking a "leave of absence" just one week before the season kicked off in Melbourne. That leave has now become permanent following a settlement negotiated between Williams and its former technical director. Lowe steps down from Williams board of directors Coincidently, just one week after the announcement of Lowe's departure, news emerged that McLaren engineering director Pat Fry was leaving...
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