“NOW IS THE
RIGHTTIME TO
MOVE ON FROM MY
ROLE ANDSEEK A
NEW ENGINEERING
BUSINESS
CHALLENGE”
GP RACING JULY 2020 21
Supportfor Zanardi
is coming from both
the motorsportand
cycling fraternities
Cowell has already
vacatedhis managing
directorrole but
is stayingon as a
consultant this year
PICTURES
:MARK SUTTON
;SIMON GALL
OW
AY;
SHUTTERSTOCK
;MO
TO
RSPOR
TIMAGES
*CONTENTS MA
YBE SUBJECT
TO
CHANGE
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
F1
MASTERMIND
Yourchosenspecialistsubject:
theworld’sgreatestmotorsport
Jenson Button won the title in 2009, but finished
in thetop three in which two other seasons?
Which constructor achieved its soleFormula 1
victory in the 1976Austrian GP?
Zeltweg only ever held oneAustrian GP. What
year was it and who won the race?
True or false: Nigel Mansell failedtoqualify twice
in his career, at the 1980 Italian and 1981 British
Grands Prix, both times drivingfor Lotus?
OlivierPanis, Jacques Lafitte and which two other
drivers won F1 races driving a Ligier?
True or false: the Spanish GP has never been held
inAugust priortothis season?
Atwhich circuit are Mario Andretti andLewis
Hamilton the only driverstohavestarted an F1
race from pole position?
How many times has Mercedes won the British
Grand Prix: six, seven or eight?
Which was Rubens Barrichello’s last season
inFormula 1?
Which current driver led a world championship GP
for the first time inAustria in 2014?
r BAR) and 2011 (second.fo 2004 (third, driving 1
renzo Bandini, 1964Lo 3 nskePe 2 r McLaren)fo driving
ueTr 6 trick DepaillerPa Didier Pironi and 5 ueTr 4
ltteri BottasVa 10 20119 Seven 8 Fuji 7
Powertrains managing director Andy Cowell has been
with the company for 16 years following previous stints at
BMW and Cosworth in Formula 1.
Cowell has vacated hisrole and willdepart the company
next year after a period of acting as aconsultant,which
will includemanag ing thetransition to his successors,a
leadership team whichwill consist of existing staff:Hywel
Thomas(managing director), AdamAllsopp (powertrain
director),Richard Stevens (operations directo r)an d
RonaldBallhaus (finance andIT dir ecto r). Th e natureof
the new structure isini tself ana cknowledgment of how
many hats Cowell wore, from managing the business
to playing anactive role in engineering oversight.He
informed Mercedes of his intentionsin Januaryand sai d
in a statement,“Ihave decided that nowis the right time
to move onfrom my role
and seek a newengineering
business challenge.”
What that challenge is
remainsto be seen, although
some pundit s have speculated
that his ultimate destination
may be AstonMartin,which
is returningto F1 next season
as a manu facturer viaa
rebranding of the Racing
Point team, with which it hasa
major shareholder– Lawrence
Stroll – in common. Mercedes
F1 teamprincipal Toto Wolff is a minor shareholder.
Aston Martinwill continue to run Mercedes hybrid
powertrains inF1next season. Given theroadcar
company’simperilledfina ncial state – which opened
the door to Stroll’sacquisition int he first place– it’s
unlikelythe funds or the will exists for aworksengine
programme in Formula1 wh en thereis a balance sheet
in urgent need of shoring up.
stoppress
AsthiseditionofGPRacingwent to press,
Paralympian andformer F1driver Alex Zanardi remained
in a medically induced coma after suffering severe head
injuriesduring a hand-cycling race in Italy. All atGP
Racingsend their best wishesto Alex and his family.
ANDY COWELL
“NOW IS THE
RIGHTTIME TO
MOVE ON FROM MY
ROLE ANDSEEK A
NEW ENGINEERING
BUSINESS
CHALLENGE”
GP RACING JULY 2020 21
Supportfor Zanardi
is coming from both
the motorsportand
cycling fraternities
Cowell has already
vacatedhis managing
directorrole but
is stayingon as a
consultant this year
PICTURES
:MARK SUTTON
;SIMON GALL
OW
AY;
SHUTTERSTOCK
;MO
TO
RSPOR
TIMAGES
*CONTENTS MA
YBE SUBJECT
TO
CHANGE
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
F1
MASTERMIND
Yourchosenspecialistsubject:
theworld’sgreatestmotorsport
Jenson Button won the title in 2009, but finished
in thetop three in which two other seasons?
Which constructor achieved its soleFormula 1
victory in the 1976Austrian GP?
Zeltweg only ever held oneAustrian GP. What
year was it and who won the race?
True or false: Nigel Mansell failedtoqualify twice
in his career, at the 1980 Italian and 1981 British
Grands Prix, both times drivingfor Lotus?
OlivierPanis, Jacques Lafitte and which two other
drivers won F1 races driving a Ligier?
True or false: the Spanish GP has never been held
inAugust priortothis season?
Atwhich circuit are Mario Andretti andLewis
Hamilton the only driverstohavestarted an F1
race from pole position?
How many times has Mercedes won the British
Grand Prix: six, seven or eight?
Which was Rubens Barrichello’s last season
inFormula 1?
Which current driver led a world championship GP
for the first time inAustria in 2014?
r BAR) and 2011 (second.fo 2004 (third, driving 1
renzo Bandini, 1964Lo 3 nskePe 2 r McLaren)fo driving
ueTr 6 trick DepaillerPa Didier Pironi and 5 ueTr 4
ltteri BottasVa 10 20119 Seven 8 Fuji 7
Powertrains managing director Andy Cowell has been
with the company for 16 years following previous stints at
BMW and Cosworth in Formula 1.
Cowell has vacated hisrole and willdepart the company
next year after a period of acting as aconsultant,which
will includemanag ing thetransition to his successors,a
leadership team whichwill consist of existing staff:Hywel
Thomas(managing director), AdamAllsopp (powertrain
director),Richard Stevens (operations directo r)an d
RonaldBallhaus (finance andIT dir ecto r). Th e natureof
the new structure isini tself ana cknowledgment of how
many hats Cowell wore, from managing the business
to playing anactive role in engineering oversight.He
informed Mercedes of his intentionsin Januaryand sai d
in a statement,“Ihave decided that nowis the right time
to move onfrom my role
and seek a newengineering
business challenge.”
What that challenge is
remainsto be seen, although
some pundit s have speculated
that his ultimate destination
may be AstonMartin,which
is returningto F1 next season
as a manu facturer viaa
rebranding of the Racing
Point team, with which it hasa
major shareholder– Lawrence
Stroll – in common. Mercedes
F1 teamprincipal Toto Wolff is a minor shareholder.
Aston Martinwill continue to run Mercedes hybrid
powertrains inF1next season. Given theroadcar
company’simperilledfina ncial state – which opened
the door to Stroll’sacquisition int he first place– it’s
unlikelythe funds or the will exists for aworksengine
programme in Formula1 wh en thereis a balance sheet
in urgent need of shoring up.
stoppress
AsthiseditionofGPRacingwent to press,
Paralympian andformer F1driver Alex Zanardi remained
in a medically induced coma after suffering severe head
injuriesduring a hand-cycling race in Italy. All atGP
Racingsend their best wishesto Alex and his family.
ANDY COWELL