Technical director Eggington to leave Racing Bulls

Jody Eggington is to leave his position as technical director of Red Bull's second team Racing Bulls at the end of this month.The 51-year-old Briton is to become engineering director of Red Bull's Advanced Technologies division, external. His role at Racing Bulls will be covered between chief technical officer Tim Goss and deputy technical directors Guillaume Cattelani and Andrea Landi.Eggington said: "After almost 20 years of focusing solely on Formula 1, I feel it's time for a change."I will have a great remit as engineering director of Red Bull Advanced Technologies and the company currently has an exciting list of projects."Goss, who joined Racing Bulls in January 2024, is a former technical director of McLaren.

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