Former Ferrari Technical Director Ross Brawn Joins Honda F1 Team
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Nov 12, 2007
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Honda have appointed former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn as their new team principal.
Brawn, who spent 10 years at Ferrari where he enjoyed huge success alongside Michael Schumacher, will work with current chief executive Nick Fry and will be charged with full responsibility for designing, manufacturing and engineering the team’s Formula One operation from next season. Rory Dollard, SportingLife
Brawn, 52, was part of the Ferrari team which won six successive constructors’ championships from 1999 onwards and worked as Benetton’s technical director when they won the same award in 1995, following successive title wins by Schumacher.
Brawn said: “I am very excited to be joining the Honda Racing F1 Team. Honda has a proud heritage in Formula One and the opportunity to help the team to realise its potential represents a fantastic new challenge for me in the sport. FoxSports
Ross Brawn has spoken of his excitement about becoming Honda’s new team principal, saying he relishes the opportunity to spearhead the team’s revival.
The Japanese squad has pulled off a spectacular coup in securing the services of Formula 1’s most successful technical director and strategist of the past 15 years. ITV.com
UPDATE: November 12, 2007 07:32 am
Ferrari has announced that from January 1 2008 Stefano Domenicali will take on the role of Director of Ferrari’s Gestione Sportiva, a position currently held - on an interim basis - by Jean Todt.
The team says that its new structure will feature Mario Almondo as the director of operations, Aldo Costa as the technical director and Gilles Simon as director of the engine department. There will be further details about how the structure will work before the end of the year. GrandPrix.com
On January 1 Domenicali – currently the team’s sporting director – will be promoted to director of the Gestione Sportiva, the Italian marque’s motorsport division.
Technical director Mario Almondo will become head of operations, with chassis chief Aldo Costa taking over Almondo’s current role and Gilles Simon continuing as engine director.
It remains to be seen whether or not Todt will stay on at the helm of the Ferrari car company. ITV.com
Although Todt has been with the Italian marque since 1993, the team only truly began to flourish with the arrival of Michael Schumacher, Brawn and designer Rory Byrne from Benetton in 1996.
Brawn took over as technical director while Byrne became chief designer. A first constructors’ title in 16 years followed in 1999 as Ferrari entered a period of total domination of F1. EarthTimes
