McLaren has appointed former Porsche LMP1 chief Andreas Seidl to head up its F1 operation, as previously 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:reported by wuqian0821.com.

Seidl takes on the new role of managing director of the team for the upcoming 2019 season and wil𓆏l report directly to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, as the Woking squad looks to return to winning ways following its recent spell of struggles.

The German’s arrival folloܫws a successful tenure ove🙈rseeing Porsche’s World Endurance Championship programme and success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans before the manufacturer’s departure from the series.

“This is an enormous privilege and challenge, which I a🐼m ready for and commiওtted to,” said Seidl.

“To have an oppo൩rtunity to contribute to the McLaren legacy is extremely special and inspiring.

“McLaren has the vision, leadership and experience🥃 but, most importantly, the people to return to the front, and that will be my absolute focus and mission.

“I can’t wait to join the team and begin working w▨ith my colleagues at McLaren, our partners at Renault and, of course, Carlos and Lando.”

McLaren acknowledged the ꦑmove is its latest step in the team’s “recovery p﷽lan and restructure”, with new technical director James Key also set to join McLaren later in 2019, following on from the re-hiring of Pat Fry as engineering director. 

Seidl's signing marks the latest change to McLaren's F1 ma𓆏nagement structure, following Eric Boullier's resignation last summer amid a below-par start to the 2018 campaign.

Having switched to Renault engines following a disastrous spell powered by Honda at the start of F1’s V6𓃲 hybrid era, McLaren ultimately went on to im🦩prove to a sixth-place finish in last year’s constructors’ standings.

Other headline departures included chief technical off🎉icer Tim Goss and engineering director♎ Matt Morris, with Seidl becoming McLaren's fourth new appointment since last July. 

It will also field a revised driver line-up of Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris in 2019 f🤡ollowing the retirement of double world champion Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne’s departure due to poor results.

“We are delighted that Andreas is joining McLaren to lead our F1 technical and operational programme. This is a significant appointment for us on two fronts,” added Brown.

“First, it iᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs another important step in our F1 performance recovery plan and long-term commitment to F1.

“Second, concentrated senior leadership on our F1 programme is an integral part of the long-term strategy of McLaren Racing to expand into othe🍷r forms of glob🔜al motorsport over time.

“Andreas is a highly capable leade🍸r with a track record of success in everything he has been involved with, and I look for🌞ward to working with him.”

McLaren has set a five-year target to return to a position capable of winning F1 world championships, with its last grand prix victory cꦕoming over six years ago at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix. 

“I have just presented a five-year plan and within that plan, we think we have a journey to get back to winning races, and then once you’re winning races, you’re competing for the 𒉰championship,” Brown said at the end of last y൩ear. 

“We have laid oꦅut a journey and investment, a road to recovery that sees us getting back to the fro🐼nt of the grid in that timeline."