LONDON: Dan Follows will join Aston Martin on April 2 as the Formula One team’s new technical director after rivals Red Bull agreed to let him go.
The 2022 season starts on 20 March in Bahrain.
Martin Whitmarsh, Group CEO of Aston Martin, said in a statement on Tuesday: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Red Bull, which releases Dan from his contract early and looks forward to his joining the team.” “
Fallows has been with Red Bull since 2006, most recently as chief engineer for aerodynamics, and was reported to have a contract in mid-2023.
Aston Martin announced his signing last June but Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said then that the fellows would have to look into his contract, adding that no move would happen “within the next few years.”
“It goes without saying that Dan will be missed because he played a vital role during his time at Red Bull Racing,” Horner also said at the time.
Red Bull won the drivers’ championship with Max Verstappen last year but was defeated by Mercedes in the constructors’ standings.
Aston Martin, which uses Mercedes engines, has recruited heavily from other teams and is also building a new factory as Canadian billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll sets his sights on a future championship challenge.
The team appointed former BMW Motorsport chief Mike Krack as team principal in place of the late Otmar Szafner last week.
Krack, a Luxembourger, had also previously worked with Sebastian Vettel in Formula One at BMW-Sauber. The German driver won four of his world championships with Red Bull from 2010–13.
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