EJ22B wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 00:11
continuum16 wrote: ↑22 Feb 2023, 18:20
In other news, I guess we are still waiting for a TD? Not that they definitively need one, but somebody’s got to be responsible for developing this car and the FW46.
I think Williams absolutely needs a technical director as quickly as possible. I would even say that they need to get a consultant to atleast oversee the work that's being carried out till the new technical director joins the team.
McLaren did something similar by getting Pat Fry in a consultancy role till James Key joined the team. That was a very good move by McLaren as it allowed them to start the 2019 season in a good shape.
George Russell already talked about how everyone at Williams were working all over the place when there was no technical director so it's extremely important for Williams to not end up into that situation again.
The question is who? Depending on who you believe, Demaison did not set the world alight when it comes to rallying the technical department to pull in a certain direction. Before him, the last TD/CTO was Paddy Lowe, who left the place in a worse state than he arrived, whether it was his fault or not. They need someone with an open mind who is going to be able to navigate the inertia of a directionless workforce. Maybe someone like Marcin Budkowski (who was head of aero at McLaren once upon a time) or Nick Chester?
I doubt Dorilton are going to whip out the checkbook to steal a Dan Fallows or James Allison-type, or even a James Key, so I'm trying to think of people that are not currently CTO/TD. I mean, say what you want about Binotto (gardening leave I know) but he at least got that team to produce a fast car, something Williams hasn't done in a decade and hasn't done consistently for nearly two.
"You can't argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience"
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