Jonathan Wheatley’s exit from his position as Components 1 crew principal has been branded a “shock determination” by F1 TV presenter Lawrence Barretto.
Audi confirmed final week that Wheatley was to go away the crew with speedy impact because of private causes. The Briton had solely joined the crew in 2025 and was a part of the transition from Sauber to Audi.
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“Because it continues its journey in the direction of the entrance of the grid, Audi Revolut F1 Staff will implement vital modifications to its senior administration construction,” the crew acknowledged.
“Attributable to private causes, Jonathan Wheatley will depart the crew with speedy impact. The crew thanks Jonathan for his contribution to the undertaking and desires him the very best for his future endeavours.”
Whereas Wheatley has been linked to the crew principal position at Aston Martin, that transfer has not been confirmed.
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“It was a shock determination actually,” Barretto stated throughout the .
“Jonathan got here into the crew just below a yr in the past. Got here in as crew principal, the day-to-day working was underneath his guise, after which we had Mattia Binotto, head of the F1 undertaking, and so they had this twin partnership, this twin administration system.
Mattia Binotto, Audi F1 Staff
Mattia Binotto, Audi F1 Staff
“They’d places of work on both aspect of an open door. They mentioned all the pieces from daily 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.
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“And it simply means within the interim he’ll need to take care of the day-to-day working of the crew whereas they work out the broader plan for that construction going ahead, as a result of for the time being there is a loss, they’re missing there. They want that day-to-day working of the crew.”
Audi at present sits eighth within the constructors’ standings with two factors, earned by with a ninth-place end on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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