Ex-f1 Driver Mcnish Named Audi Racing Director

Former Formula 1 driver Allan McNish has been named racing head of nan Audi F1 team.

The move follows the departure of Jonathan Wheatley arsenic squad main past month.

McNish, 56, is simply a long-time Audi worker who has had a domiciled advising nan company's committee for galore years. The Scot has been progressive successful nan German company's F1 task since its inception.

He will commencement successful his caller domiciled astatine nan adjacent race, nan Miami Grand Prix connected 1-3 May. His responsibilities will see oversight of sporting matters, engineering coordination, driver management, title strategy and car shed operations, arsenic good arsenic on-track media and partner activities, a connection said.

McNish is simply a three-time victor of nan Le Mans 24 Hours, erstwhile pinch Audi's sister marque Porsche and doubly pinch Audi, and he was nan 2013 world endurance champion.

He raced successful F1 for Toyota successful 2002, and was squad main of Audi's Formula E team. He retains his domiciled arsenic nan caput of nan company's young driver programme.