By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief
In only five months, the McLaren F1 team and CEO Jost Capito have officially split up.
Formerly the head of Volkswagen’s motorsport efforts, Capito left to join the Woking-based team and worked alongside bosses Eric Boullier and Jonathan Neale – coming onboard at last year’s Italian Grand Prix.
However, with former chairman Ron Dennis out and McLaren bringing in a new executive director in Zak Brown, the team elected to part ways with Capito.
“Regrettably, we have not been able to find common ground with Jost with regard to what is and will be needed to make the team successful again,” said a McLaren spokesman.
“As a result, we have agreed that he will leave McLaren Racing and will now consider other opportunities. We wish him success in his future endeavors.”
