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Capito explains Roberts' sudden Williams exit
Jost Capito has explained why Williams dispensed with the services of team principal Simon Roberts, who left the team two weeks ago. Roberts made a sudden exit from Williams just 12 months after he was appointed as the team’s managing director. Last September, he became interim team principal after the Williams family sold the company to Dorilton Capital and was appointed in that position on a full-time basis in February. However, Roberts lasted only four more months until Capito, who arrived as CEO at the start of this year, took over as team principal himself, with technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison (FX) being put in charge of all engineering matters. Show your support for...
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