Paddy Lowe leaves Williams

This is a brief press release from the team Williams who made the news official this Tuesday morning: Paddy Lowe, returned to the ranks of Grove in 2017 after a golden period with Mercedes-AMG F1, leaves with immediate effect the training founded by Frank Williams.

Lowe, who had taken a step back since last March with his functions as technical director, is also leaving his position on the board of directors. The Briton is also a shareholder in the Williams entity.

“After a period of careful consideration, I have made the decision not to return to work at Williams, Lowe explains simply. I wish all my former colleagues the best in meeting the challenges ahead, which I am sure they will. I would especially like to thank Williams fans for their support. »

« We understand and respect the decision made by Paddy and wish him well for the future. » simply said Claire Williams, Deputy Team Principal of the team.

Williams Racing is experiencing one of the worst seasons in its history, after a start to the campaign undermined by a significant delay in winter testing and a clearly uncompetitive FW42. No information has yet come from Grove on a potential replacement for Paddy Lowe, Patrick Head, historic figure of the team, having returned as a consultant shortly after Lowe stepped back last March.