Jonathan Wheatley set to make switch to troubled team
Arrival would allow Adrian Newey to change focus
Jonathan Wheatley has left his role as Audi team principal, the Formula One team has confirmed, paving the way for his anticipated switch to the same role at Aston Martin.
Wheatley’s arrival would allow current Aston Martin principal, Adrian Newey, to return his focus to the technical and design areas in which he excels after the team endured a disastrous start to the new season.
Wheatley, who previously spent almost 20 years at Red Bull, had been team principal at Audi (in its former guise as Sauber last season) for just over a year. However, with Aston Martin in dire straits, the team are believed to have acted decisively to bring Wheatley aboard to take the helm.
