Mercedes chief technical officer Mike Elliott has left the Formula 1 team to ponder his next steps in motor racing, the German manufacturer announced on Tuesday.
Elliott, who originally joined the squad in 2012 as head of aerodynamics after spells with McLaren and Renault/Lotus, has played an instrumental part in the success that Mercedes has enjoyed in F1 during the turbo hybrid era. But with his current contract coming to an end later this year, and him having stepped away from the technical director role earlier this year in a job swap with James Allison, he has decided that now is a good time to move on.
'During the past six months, I have enjoyed developing the technical strategy that we hope can provide the foundations of the team's next cycle of success. Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images Mike Elliott, Technology Director, Mercedes-AMG 'I have decided that now is the right time to make my next step beyond Mercedes – first to pause and take stock, after 23 years of working flat-out in this sport, and then to find my next challenge.
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