Pollock niet langer baas van BAR

[Oneliner]

In a shock announcement today, Craig Pollock revealed that he is stepping down as Managing Director and Team Principal of British American Racing. Craig has decided to pursue other interests. The Team intends to announce the identity of Craig's successor at the new car launch tomorrow, which will proceed as planned.

"I am extremely proud of what has been achieved at British American Racing,” he said. “I believe the foundations have been laid for great success. All the staff have been fantastic to work with and I wish the Team every success for the future. For my part I think the time is now right to explore new opportunities."

"We are all grateful to Craig for his contribution to the Team since its inception,” said Kenneth Clarke, B.A.R Chairman. “He has been pivotal in enabling B.A.R to become one of the most successful start-up teams in recent Formula One history

En dat de dag voor de voorstelling van BAR

[Raceboy]

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Richards tipped to replace Pollock at BAR.

Subaru world rally boss Dave Richards will be named as the replacement for Craig Pollock at British American Racing, following the founder's decision to quit this morning [Monday].

Britain's BBC Radio Five Live claimed that the head of the Prodrive company, made famous by its involvement in both the WRC and touring cars among others, will be named as Pollock's replacement at BAR's pre-season launch in Brackley tomorrow.

Should the rumour prove to be true, it would not be Richards' first foray into Formula One, as he temporarily took over at the helm for Benetton during the 1998 season. Despite being swiftly replaced at the Enstone team when his style did not gel with that of other, more influential, people, Richards' path back to the top flight could be eased by the presence of British American Tobacco in both the rally and F1 camps. BAT owns the 555 brand which adorned Subaru's WRC Imprezas before joining the BAR campaign. The grand prix outfit is now backed solely by Lucky Strike, another BAT brand.

Richards' recent attention has been firmly on rallying, as he guided Richard Burns to this year's world drivers' title. However, a wider focus has also seen the entrepreneur taking charge of rallying's television coverage, via the International Sportsworld Communicators [ISC] operation, something he intends to bring up to the standard enjoyed by Formula One.

Pollock announced his resignation whilst the Toyota team was unveiling its first F1 car in Germany this morning.

More to follow....

wille ze er een tweede benetton van maken ofzo ?

[Raceboy]

Sources have suggested that Craig Pollock’s long term future could lie with the re-badged Renault team, although it’s not yet clear whether he would replace or work alongside current team boss Flavio Briatore. Pollock is known to be popular with the French manufacturer - he first came into contact with them as Jacques Villeneuve’s manager when the French-Canadian drove for Williams in 1996.

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[Sennake]

Allee als ik het goed begrijp zijn die mannen op zoek naar ne nieuwen "barman"...

[STAFFO]

AND THE WINNER IS .... DAVID RICHARDS INDEED !