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Ferrari have announced that Frederic Vasseur has been appointed as their new Formula 1 Team Principal, replacing Mattia Binotto. Vasseur left Alfa Romeo after six seasons on Tuesday morning to take up the post following Binotto's departure from the helm in Maranello, a post he had held since 2019. Ferrari bosses John Elkann and Benedetto Vigna were unhappy after Binotto failed to lead a sustained championship push in 2022, with his resignation being tendered after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In his place, Ferrari have acted quickly to appoint Vasseur, who also had a brief spell in charge of the Renault (now Alpine) squad in 2016. He will join Ferrari as Team Principal and General Manager on January 9th, 2023 - which suggests less corporate responsibility will be placed on Vasseur with a Managing Director or CEO being brought in above him as Binotto had held the roles of Team Principal and Managing Director. Before his time in F1, Vasseur ran the successf...

Williams have confirmed that James Vowles will take over the position of Team Principal from the 2023 season onwards. As one of the key members of the Brackley-based team, Vowles was part of the team's transition from British American Racing through to Honda, Brawn GP and finally Mercedes. The Briton was an integral part of Brawn GP's remarkable title-winning season of 2009, as well as the Mercedes dominance in the turbo-hybrid era. Vowles will officially join Williams in his new role on 20th February, ending a stint at the Brackley team that exceeded 20 years. The news comes around one month after the team confirmed the departure of both Team Principal and CEO Jost Capito and Technical Director Francois-Xavier Demaison. RacingNews365 understands that Capito's contract was due to expire in March, but the team's owners wanting to address the potential leadership switch ahead of time. The appointment of the new Technical Director, following the exit of...