The Williams F1 Team have announced a strengthened aerodynamics line-up with appointments from both Lotus as well as Red Bull Racing. Both new members of the team will report to Jason Somerville, the current head of Aerodynamics.
McLaren signed another aero guy from Red Bull, but I can't remember his name now..SectorOne wrote:Williams stealing two guys from Lotus and Red Bull, Dave Wheater and Shaun Whitehead.
http://www.f1technical.net/news/19019
3 guys by now has left Red Bull´s aero team if i´m not mistaken. Maybe these are the first few signs of the fort showing it´s cracks.
1. Shaun Whitehead to Williams (left RBR in June 2013)mikeerfol wrote:McLaren signed another aero guy from Red Bull, but I can't remember his name now..SectorOne wrote:Williams stealing two guys from Lotus and Red Bull, Dave Wheater and Shaun Whitehead.
http://www.f1technical.net/news/19019
3 guys by now has left Red Bull´s aero team if i´m not mistaken. Maybe these are the first few signs of the fort showing it´s cracks.
Was thinking the very same when the news broke. I suspect it is the latter rather than the former that prompted the moves and no doubt rather large offers of dough.Writinglife wrote:I wonder how much of Red Bull's Aero departures are down to the constant "Adrian Newey" hype. We can't deny the man is a genius, but it must be slightly galling to work under him and get no credit. Plus the inevitable desire for some to run their own department and not be in his shadow.
Same as in any job. Sooner or later you are going to at least consider a promotion and if you are an senior guy in the RB aero department, your options are to wait for Newey to retire, or move to another team.Writinglife wrote:I wonder how much of Red Bull's Aero departures are down to the constant "Adrian Newey" hype. We can't deny the man is a genius, but it must be slightly galling to work under him and get no credit. Plus the inevitable desire for some to run their own department and not be in his shadow.
