Sauber technical director James Key has left the team to take up a new job in the UK.
Key, who previously had a similar role at Force India, played a big part in the rebuilding of Sauber after its split with BMW.
His departure comes just three days before the launch of the new car. The team says that its development will be led by the department heads for Aerodynamics, Design, Performance and Operations.”
Key is highly rated by his peers, and it will be interesting to see where he ends up.
“I’ve enjoyed the past two years working at the Sauber F1 Team,” said Key. “It has been a very intense and interesting time, in which we had to manage the transition from a much larger team to a smaller one, and everybody handled that very well. I think the team is now well set for the future and I wish it the very best. I have been offered a new role back in the UK, which I decided to accept.”
Team boss Peter Sauber: “A qualified team shares the overall technical responsibility. This structure has proved to work well at other racing outfits. Over a period of almost two years, James has accomplished a lot for our team.
“Especially in the difficult transition period from a manufacturer team into a private enterprise, he contributed significantly to ensure the team regained stability. We would like to thank him for his efforts and wish him all the best for his future.”
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Whats next for him? What do you think?
Sky Sports?
Moving to the UK? That narrows it down to Marussia Virgin, Lotus-Renault, Cateraham, Force India, Williams (eh, probably not Williams) and Mclaren. My money is on him joining Sam Michaels at Woking.