Williams hires Claire Simpson, head of aerodynamic development

Two engineers from Mercedes In the first phase of this season, Williams is going through a moment of serious difficulty, with the FW48 proving to be uncompetitive and a Constructors’ classification that sees the historic house of Grove among the teams present at the bottom of the group, as demonstrated by the only two points gained so far. However, Team Principal James Vowles has started plans to put an end to this crisis, with the hiring of two high-level technicians from Mercedes in the space of a month. The first hire The first, in chronological order, was Dan Miller, who occupies the role of head of vehicle technology. Chief Vehicle Technology Engineer at Brackley, Vowles has already praised the ex-Mercedes man’s work: “Dan’s impact is already very significant and rapid, and we are working on many projects in which he has experience. Indeed, thanks to his contribution we have taken a slightly different direction – he explained – there is no resistance to change when aiming for excellence, and by that I mean that we will go in the right direction and follow it until there is a clear ambition and determination to reach a level of championship, and Dan brings just that.” Working from Miami Already this weekend in Miami, Vowles announced the second technical figure who will join Williams: this is Claire Simpson, who for over ten years held the position of head of aerodynamics at Mercedes. At Williams, however, Simpson will be responsible for aerodynamic development, and will work closely with the aerodynamic chief Juan Molina: “Claire Simpson from Mercedes also joined us today – Vowles declared to the media, announcing future new entries – so, this is her first day as a starter and we will make some announcements about it shortly, but in the next three or four months some fantastic people will arrive.”

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News
2026-05-02 06:18:00