Force India have reorganised their management structure ahead of the 2009 season, with chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne and team principal Colin Kolles both being sidelined. Team owner Vijay Mallya will take over from Kolles, assisted in his expanded role by Director of Force India, Robert Fernley.
In light of Gascoyne’s departure, design director Mark Smith and technical director James Key will share responsibility for 2009’s VJM02 and all other future cars, while Patrick Missling, formerly Force India’s corporate and business director, will leave the team.
Mallya, who bought the Spyker team last year and renamed it, said he had been forced to act.
“Force India is my most difficult project to date and it has become clear that it requires more direct input from my side and greater performance accountability,” said the aviation and drinks billionaire.
“We have come a long way this season , but we need more and that requires some radical reorganisation of the management structure to ensure the maximum productivity.”
Mallya said the team would announce the new technical direction on Monday as well as the appointment of a new chief operating officer.
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