James Allison will begin a newly created role entitled Chief Technical Officer (CTO) following a reshuffle of Mercedes technical department. In this role, Allison will step back from the day-to-day management of the F1 technical operations which he has led since early 2017 and will turn his energy instead to help the team meet the strategic challenges of the sport's next era. As the CTO, Allison will continue to work closely with the technical leadership at both Brackley and Brixworth to help ensure that the team always has the right capability to meet its needs. At the same time, Mike Elliott will be promoted to the role of Technical Director of the team. After beginning his career at...
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