Mercedes has parted means with Mike Elliott, 6 months following going him out of the position of complex director.

Elliott joined Mercedes in 2012 as head of aerodynamics and took about as complex director from James Allison in July 2021.

On the other hand the pair swapped roles once more in April this yr following the crew created an unsuccessful get started to its championship for a 2nd yr functioning.

Elliot oversaw the progress of the W13, Mercedes’ initial vehicle constructed to the new complex polices released in 2022, incorporating a novel ‘zero’ sidepod idea. But the radical style and design proved uncompetitive and the crew unsuccessful to gain the constructors’ championship for the initial time due to the fact 2013.

Mercedes persisted with the idea into the commencing of this yr. But quickly following the start of the W14 the crew verified it would abandon the style and design.

In a assertion Mercedes explained Elliott has “chosen to depart the crew and commence the up coming chapter of his occupation further than Mercedes”.

Elliott was aspect of Mercedes’ style and design crew during their championship successes of 2014 to 2021.

“It has been one particular of the terrific privileges of my occupation to be aspect of this Mercedes crew,” he explained.

“During my time, I have observed it expand from a team of persons pulling with each other to gain races, then a initial championship, to successful a document 8 consecutive constructors championships. – and I am very pleased to have created my contribution to that journey.

“Although the past two seasons have not observed us successful races in the method we aspire to, they have examined us in lots of other means – and pressured us to dilemma our basic assumptions about how we provide general performance. Through the previous 6 months, I have relished building the complex method that we hope can give the foundations of the team’s up coming cycle of results.”

Mercedes’ crew principal Toto Wolff explained Elliott “has been one particular of the pillars of the team’s achievements about the previous decade”.

“It’s with certainly combined thoughts that we say goodbye to him currently,” he ongoing. “Mike is a fiercely clever complex mind and a terrific crew-participant. He has created a potent contribution not just to successful racing autos but also to creating the lifestyle of our crew.

“But on the other facet, it is distinct that he’s prepared for new adventures further than Mercedes – so I know this is the ideal action for him to choose, way too. He leaves the crew currently with our many thanks for the effort and hard work, motivation, and skills he has introduced to the crew about the previous eleven yrs – and our incredibly finest needs for the long term.”

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