Symonds has been a part of the F1 organisation since 2017, having labored as a part of a group that formed grand prix racing’s technical laws to enhance the racing.
In addition to contributing to the roles for the brand new 2022 ground-effect period, he was additionally concerned within the creation of the all-new automobiles which can be coming for 2026.
However with the chassis a part of these future guidelines now all however signed off, and resulting from be printed initially of subsequent month, it’s understood that Symonds determined some time in the past to name time on the F1 organisation.
Though there was no official announcement, it’s understood that F1 employees had been knowledgeable of the event on Monday. Symonds has gone on gardening go away with instant impact.
It had lengthy been anticipated that the completion of the 2026 guidelines can be the proper level for Symonds to name time on his involvement with F1.
Certainly, he has been in discussions for fairly a while about stepping down.
It’s unclear what Symonds plans to do subsequent however, as he approaches his 71st birthday, it could possibly be that he feels it’s the good second to maneuver away from a day-to-day job.
Pat Symonds, Chief Technical Officer, Formulation 1
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A couple of years in the past, as soon as the 2022 guidelines had bedded down, Symonds had briefly deliberate to enter retirement earlier than he ultimately determined to hold on for the subsequent guidelines period.
Nonetheless, the truth that he has been placed on gardening go away additionally suggests that he’s not taking a look at strolling away from F1 and does intend to maneuver elsewhere.
Symonds has a protracted profession in grand prix racing, having initially began at Toleman which then turned Benetton. He was an necessary a part of the group’s title successes within the mid-Nineties with Michael Schumacher.
After leaving the Renault group within the wake of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix controversy, he had spells at Virgin and Williams earlier than becoming a member of F1.
