Dan Fallows is stepping down as Aston Martin’s technical director, two-and-a-half years after taking on the function.
Aston Martin employed Fallows from Purple Bull in 2021. He joined the group the next April after the groups agreed a settlement over the size of his discover interval.
Fallows is one among many senior hirings Aston Martin has constituted of rival groups because it benefited from funding by CEO Lawrence Stroll. It has since introduced the appointment of one among Fallows’ former colleagues at Purple Bull, its star designer Adrian Newey, who will arrive within the new 12 months.
Aston Martin achieved a major step ahead in efficiency final 12 months with the AMR23 chassis which Fallows led the design work on. The group briefly held second place within the constructors’ championship, and although it will definitely fell to fifth, they picked up eight podium finishes over the course of the season.
Nonetheless the group’s shaped dipped because the season went on following a succession of unsuccessful upgrades. That sample continued into this 12 months, and so they have solely achieved a single top-five end thus far.
Aston Martin Group CEO Andy Cowell, who arrived on the group from Mercedes earlier this 12 months, confirmed the change within the group’s technical division. “I want to thank Dan for his contribution to Aston Martin Aramco within the final two years,” he stated. “Dan led the group to the success of the AMR23 which secured eight podiums final season.”
Fallows will stay throughout the Aston Martin group. He stated it had been “a pleasure and a privilege to information the technical group on their journey in direction of being race and championship winners.
“It’s time for me to cross on the baton, however I sit up for watching the group’s future success, which I’m certain will come quickly.”
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