James Allison joins Mercedes F1 in new technical director role
The 48-year-old won world championships with Ferrari and Renault before taking a break from the sport after the sudden death of his wife
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Your support makes all the difference.Mercedes have announced that James Allison will join the team from March 1 in the newly-created role of technical director.
Allison, who previously won world championships with Ferrari and Renault, took a break from Formula One after the sudden death of his wife in March 2016.
The 48-year-old said: "I am very excited to be getting back to work after this time away from the sport.
"It's a massive privilege to be given the trust of a position in a team that has done so spectacularly well in the past three seasons. I am really looking forward to playing my part in helping Mercedes go from strength to strength in the coming years."
Allison will report to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, who added: "I am delighted to welcome James to Mercedes and very much looking forward to working with him.
"Our technical team is extremely skilled at every level and at the top of its game after delivering three world championships in a row.
"It wasn't an easy task to find the right personality who can strengthen our experienced group of engineers, give our talented young team members the space to develop and also bring his own vision to this role.
"James is a sharp engineer; I think we have found the perfect guy and the right fit with our senior leaders."
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