McLaren CEO Brown welcomes recruits poached from F1 rivals

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has welcomed two key recruits to Woking afterthey joined from the team's F1 rivals. Former Ferrari Head ofVehicle Concept David Sanchez has joined to become the newTechnical Director of Car Concept and Performance for McLaren,whilst former Red Bull Chief Designer Rob Marshall has taken up thepost of Technical Director of Engineering and Design. The duo arepart of a new management structure at the team sculpted by Brownand Andrea Stella, who has impressed as Team Principal since takingover from now-Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl last winter. In an X[formerly Twitter] post, Brown said: "McLaren fans, join me inwelcoming David Sanchez and Rob Marshall to our already experiencedand talented Technical Leadership Team. "Mega! Let’s get to work!"McLaren will aim to improve on fourth in the Constructors'standings last season when the new campaign gets underway in Marchat the Bahrain Grand Prix. McLaren fans, join me in welcoming DavidSanchez and Rob Marshall to our already experienced and talentedTechnical Leadership Team. Mega! Let’s get to work! pic.twitter.com/ggfUAEXG7q — Zak Brown (@ZBrownCEO) January 10,2024