Racing Bulls announce 'long-serving' figure to join Red Bull

Racing Bulls technical director Jody Egginton is leaving the team to take up a new role with Red Bull Advanced Technologies.

Egginton had served as technical director since 2019, but after joining Faenza in 2014, the Briton is moving to a new position of engineering director of Red Bull Advanced Technologies from April 1st.

It is not a role with the Red Bull Racing arm, but rather the engineering arm of the company.

Egginton's duties at Racing Bulls will be covered by chief technical officer Tim Goss, and deputy technical directors Guillaume Cattelani (Car Performance) and Andrea Landi (Car Design).

Egginton has been in F1 since the late 1990s, initially with Tyrrell before moving to Midland in 2005, staying as it become Spyker and Force India, before moving to Lotus. 

Since joining the team, he has also served as head of vehicle performance and deputy technical director.

"Being part of this team for over 10 years has been a fantastic experience for me, providing some very memorable moments, but after almost 20 years of focussing solely on Formula 1, I feel it’s time for a change," he said.

"I will have a great remit as engineering director of Red Bull Advanced Technologies and the company currently has an exciting list of projects, so I can’t wait to get started on this new challenge.” 

Laurent Mekies, team principal of Racing Bulls added that Egginton: "Has been instrumental in driving innovation and fostering team growth.

"I want to thank Jody for his expertise and the important contribution he has made to the team and the company's upward trajectory. We wish him all the best for this new challenge within the Red Bull family."