INDUSTRY PEOPLE Race moves - who is going where
John Wickham, who was once the technical and operations manager of the now-defunct A1GP series, has been asked to conduct an efficiency study of the Renault F1 team and he is also expected to take up a position within the organisation. Wickham was the team manager of the Spirit F1 outfit in the early ’80s, where he was responsible for bringing Honda back into F1 as an engine supplier in 1983.
Dale Inman and Glen Wood are amongst the 2012 class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Inman was Richard Petty’s crew chief at Petty Enterprises for nearly three decades, setting records for the most wins (193) and championships (eight) by a crew chief. Wood is best known for his collaboration with brothers Leonard and
Chad Johnston has replaced Pat Tryson as crew chief for Martin Truex jr’s no 56 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, which competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Johnston was previously lead engineer at MWR, while Tryson had been crew chiefing the Truex car since the start of the 2010 season.
Bobby Hutchens has been released from his position as director of competitions at NASCAR outfit, Stewart-Hass Racing, as part of a management shake up. Hutchens, who was a fixture at Richard Childress Racing before becoming vice president of competition at Dale Earnhardt Inc in 2008, was among the first to join the Stewart-Haas organisation.
In the same management shake up that saw the departure of Bobby Hutchens, Matt Borland, a former crew chief who had been the Stewart-Haas technical director, has been promoted to vice president of competition. Borland will also serve as director of competition on an interim basis until that position is filled permanently.
Leena gets a first Leena Gade became the first female race engineer to win the Le Mans 24 Hours when the Audi R18 she tends crossed the line first at this year’s classic encounter. Gade, 35, is from London and is a graduate of the University of Manchester
Rick Viers is now crew chief on the Rusty Wallace Racing no 62 Toyota that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Viers came to RWR after a spell with the Roush Fenway Racing Nationwide team last year, while he was also a crew chief at Red Bull Racing in 2007-’08. Meanwhile, former no 62 crew chief, Jason Overstreet, will now take on the role of car chief for RWR’s no 64 Toyota.
Stephen Charsley has been appointed Lola’s vice-president for North America. Charsley has been Lola’s manager in North America since 2008, while before joining the company he had F1 experience with Arrows and Brabham. He has also worked in Group C and NASCAR.
Richard Childress has been fined $150,000 by NASCAR after the team owner was involved in an altercation with Kyle Busch after the truck race at Kansas. Childress has also been placed on probation until the end of the season.
James takes over James Allison, the technical director at Renault, has been named as the new head of the Formula One Teams’ Association’s Technical Regulations Working Group. He takes the place of former Ferrari technical director, Aldo Costa, who no longer works in Formula 1.
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Delano at Wood Brothers Racing. The team, which dates back to 1950, has amassed 98 victories. Drivers Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip and Richie Evans complete the line up of new inductees.
Gary Frost, who is a crew member on the no 31 Richard Childress Racing entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has fallen foul of the governing body’s strict substance abuse policy. Frost has been indefinitely suspended from all NASCAR competition.
Team Lotus boss and Air Asia Group CEO, Tony Fernandes, has been awarded with the Panglima Setia Mahkota, one of Malaysia’s
Aldo steps down Aldo Costa has stepped down as technical director at Ferrari while the Scuderia has also announced a new structure for the technical team. Pat Fry is taking on the role of director of the chassis side (technical director in all but name), while production will be in the hands of Corrado Lanzone. Luca Marmorini will continue to be in charge of the engine and electronics departments and all will report directly to team principal Stefano Domenicali.
highest honours. The award is given to ‘distinguished citizens who have given meritorious service to Malaysia’ and there are only 250 recipients of the title at any given time. It’s been a good year for Fernandes where gongs are concerned, as he’s also received a CBE from the Queen and the title of Officier of the Legion d’honneur from the French Government.
Jenni Alexander has returned to Delta Composites to take on the position of supply chain controller. She formerly joined the company in 2008 from Red Bull Technology to work as production coordinator, but left in 2009 to expand her career in supply chain management.
Anna Rees is another new addition to the Delta Composites supply chain team. Rees has previous experience in credit control, accounting and banking and her role will involve direct liaison between customers and production planning. Meanwhile, as part of an ongoing expansion of the business, Delta
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