Williams have completed their top management structure with the appointment of a Chief Technical Officer, team principal James Vowles said on Friday without identifying the new signing.
Former Formula 1 Constructors' Champions Williams have been without a Chief Technical Officer since the departure of Paddy Lowe in 2019, and also need a Technical Director following the exit last year of Francois-Xavier Demaison.
"The CTO we are bringing onboard has tremendous experience in that domain and will act as a TD (technical director) for the period of time required to build up a new TD or bring one in from the outside," Vowles told Formula 1's Official Website. at the Austrian Grand Prix.
"You’ll see the individual and think, ‘ah yeah, I get what you mean now’. It’s a positive state whereby I’m confident we have the technical structure in place to move us forward over the next two to four years.
"We still have other areas of the business I’m bolstering, including aero, but irrespective for now that was the major hurdle I wanted to clear out," he added.
Vowles has recently revealed that Williams are suffering from years with lack of investment; he said: "So, 20 years of underinvestment is why we are where we are today.
"But I’m in a fortunate position that my predecessors weren’t – where we have investment, significant investment, behind us.
"In fact, there is a strong desire to have Williams return back to a competitive position. But to do that requires investment. So the money’s available and ready.
"In many regards, where we are today, that money is disappearing on what I think is basic infrastructure," the former head of strategy at Mercedes concluded.
Williams are ninth of 10 teams in the 2023 F1 Constructors' Standings. Vowles arrived from Mercedes as principal in February. (
Reporting by Alan Baldwin
, Additional reporting by GrandPrix247Latest News
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