Former Haas team manager Peter Crolla is to join the new Cadillac Formula 1 operation in a similar role.
Hitherto the Silverstone-based operation has been focussed on building up its design and engineering departments.
However with formal confirmation of the acceptance of its 2026 entry expected soon and its first race now a little over 13 months away the organisation formerly known as Andretti is starting to build up its race team operation.
Crolla, who will officially join the team on April 1, was a key player at Haas from its own early days. He thus brings useful experience of helping to put together a start-up operation.
He started in May 2015 during the build-up to the first season in 2016, initially as race team coordinator, working alongside the then team manager and sporting director Dave O’Neill.
After O’Neill left Crolla was named Haas team manager in late 2017, before switching to the trackside operations manager title in early 2021. He became team manager once again in July 2022, before officially leaving last month.
Prior to joining Haas Crolla had a stint at McLaren, having previously worked outside F1 with spells at Team Dynamics in the BTCC, and Fortec in F3.
Haas meanwhile recently unveiled a revamped structure that no longer includes the team manager title.
Crolla’s previous responsibilities will be split between Mark Lowe in the newly-created role of sporting director, and trackside operations manager Neil Hanley.
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