Mystery surrounds F1 boss' sudden departure

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The Formula 1 paddock has been shaken by the abrupt departure of Jost Capito arsenic Williams squad principal.

Capito joined the iconic squad astatine the commencement of 2020 arsenic the company's CEO earlier moving into the squad main relation midway done 2021.

Now, the motorsport manager is connected his mode retired the door.

According to the BBC, the team's owners decided during the summertime interruption not to renew the charismatic German's contract.

Capito's departure besides came with quality that French technologist and Williams method manager Francois-Xavier 'FX' Demaison would besides permission the company.

Williams said it volition denote its caller squad main and method manager successful owed course.

"It has been a immense privilege to pb Williams Racing for the past 2 seasons and to laic the foundations for the turnaround of this large team," said Capito.

"I look guardant to watching the squad arsenic it continues connected its way to aboriginal success."

Dorilton Capital, the concern steadfast which owns the Formula 1 team, indicated Capito whitethorn beryllium acceptable to retire.

"We would similar to convey Jost for his hard enactment and dedication arsenic we embarked connected a large translation process to statesman the travel of reviving Williams Racing," said Dorilton Capital president Matthew Savage.

"We're grateful that Jost postponed his planned status to instrumentality connected this situation and present helium volition walk the reins connected for the adjacent portion of this staged process.

"We would besides similar to convey FX for his publication and privation him each the champion for his aboriginal arsenic helium moves on."

Although Capito hasn't explicitly outlined his future, helium could conceivably beryllium headhunted for a caller relation astatine Sauber, which volition go the factory-backed Audi squad successful 2026.

Capito headed Volkswagen's motorsport programme betwixt 2012 and 2016. Audi's genitor institution is the Volkswagen Group.

It's looking apt that Sauber volition request to find itself a caller squad main with increasing speculation incumbent main Frederic Vasseur volition onshore the vacant presumption astatine Ferrari.

After being promoted to squad main successful 2019, Mattia Binotto led Ferrari to 2nd successful the constructors' title successful 2022.

The Scuderia started this twelvemonth powerfully and occupied the apical 2 spots successful the drivers' title but faded arsenic the twelvemonth progressed.

Upon Charles Leclerc finishing a distant 2nd to Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz ending up fifth, Binotto resigned from his post.

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