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Allan McNish will become the Audi Formula 1 team’s racing director as part of a reorganisation triggered by the recent departure of Jonathan Wheatley
Allan McNish will become the Audi Formula 1 team’s racing director due to the recent departure of Jonathan Wheatley. McNish previously ran Audi’s driver development programme and had success in sportscar racing with Audi. His new role starts immediately and covers various aspects of the team’s operations. Mattia Binotto, the Audi F1 project head, has taken on team principal responsibilities following Wheatley’s exit. McNish’s promotion is aimed at restructuring and filling the gaps left by Wheatley, with a focus on sporting matters, engineering, driver management, strategy, and operations. Audi is reorganizing to ensure the right support at race weekends and back at the factory.
