Bojan Vrbnjak
Like the team boss Cyril Abiteboul announced, replacement on Department of Aerodynamics, where he had to say goodbye Peter machin, and comes in his place Dirk deBeer, was not the only personnel change. In 2020, I will join them as well Pat Fry, which will support technical management team, which was also confirmed by the team yesterday. A Briton who is in the spring left McLaren, will take care of additional start-up and achievement of the set goal.
"I am very much looking forward to being able to work with him again. His arrival on the team is a further step to upgrade our structure and improve,”Said the sports boss of Renault Marcin Budkowski. "His experience, his talent and his dedication will help our team progress.“Accurate the role of Fry in the Renault team was not issued.
Pat Fry can boast of great treasure trove of experience and so he will return to his roots for years 1987 began his career as a racing engineer at Benetton. Years 1993 moved to Woking to McLarn, where he remained for 17 years before his flight path 2010 reliable v Maranello to Ferrari. Then came the stations at Manor and return to k McLarn. But it was clear from the start that he would just stay temporarily and that it will heated table James Key, who came from the team Toro Rosso. And yet he was very deserving of last ascent McLaren.
Now Fry is coming to Renault namely at the stage where the team wants to put on new and strengthened foundations. Because it is set the goal of this season absent and will six-year plan difficult to fulfill, the team had to resort to change. Po disqualification in Japan, appeared enhanced speculation, to be able to top of the concern the Formula 1 project deleted, and the team boss Cyril Abiteboul he didn't want to hear anything about it, on the contrary, he's very happy new reinforcements.
"He is a good addition, this is a great opportunity for us. He and Marcin get along very well, from their time together at McLaren. They work well together and that’s what we need to build on, namely a strong team around Marcin who will continue to run the day-to-day business in Enston." Because it is Fry still contractually bound to McLaren, Renault is working for his dismissal. “Fry still has a contract and that’s fine too. We are in no hurry. It is part of a long-term plan. Nevertheless, we are looking for a constructive dialogue. But Pat will come. If not this year, then definitely next year."
