Mattia Binotto, Audi's head of F1 project, said he will keep the team principal role and is not looking to appoint a new team principal after Jonathan Wheatley, who had been appointed Audi's team principal, left the works Formula 1 team less than a year after joining.
Mattia Binotto said he will focus on transforming the factory and will need a more junior figure to support him at race weekends where he will not always be present, rather than another full-time team principal.
Jonathan Wheatley's departure was announced the week before the Japanese Grand Prix and was described as for "personal reasons"; several candidates have been pitched, including Allan McNish, Le Mans winner and former Toyota F1 racer who oversaw Audi's Formula E effort.
Motorsport.com understands Jonathan Wheatley is expected to join Aston Martin after a period of gardening leave; Wheatley spent two decades as sporting director at Red Bull and first appeared trackside for Audi at last year's Japanese Grand Prix.
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