Jonathan Wheatley’s exit from his function as Audi Method 1 crew principal has been branded a “shock resolution” by F1 TV presenter Lawrence Barretto.
Audi confirmed final week that Wheatley was to go away the crew with speedy impact resulting from private causes. The Briton had solely joined the crew in 2025 and was a part of the transition from Sauber to Audi.Â
“Because it continues its journey in the direction of the entrance of the grid, Audi Revolut F1 Workforce will implement vital modifications to its senior administration construction,” the crew said.
“As a result of private causes, Jonathan Wheatley will depart the crew with speedy impact. The crew thanks Jonathan for his contribution to the venture and needs him the perfect for his future endeavours.”
Whereas Wheatley has been linked to the crew principal function at Aston Martin, that transfer has not been confirmed.Â
“It was a shock resolution actually,” Barretto mentioned in the course of the F1 TV Weekend Heat-Up present.
“Jonathan got here into the crew slightly below a yr in the past. Got here in as crew principal, the day-to-day operating was beneath his guise, after which we had Mattia Binotto, head of the F1 venture, and so they had this twin partnership, this twin administration system.
Mattia Binotto, Audi F1 Workforce
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“They’d places of work on both aspect of an open door. They mentioned all the pieces from everyday after which it is now moved to a degree the place Mattia Binotto takes on these duties as a result of Jonathan’s needed to step apart for private causes.
“And it simply means within the interim he’ll should take care of the day-to-day operating of the crew whereas they work out the broader plan for that construction going ahead, as a result of in the mean time there is a loss, they’re missing there. They want that day-to-day operating of the crew.”
Audi at the moment sits eighth within the constructors’ standings with two factors, earned by Gabriel Bortoleto with a ninth-place end on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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