Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds are set to leave their roles with the Formula1 group at the end of the F1 2022 season

Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds are set to leave their roles with the Formula1 group at the end of the F1 2022 season

Ross Brawn

Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds are set to leave their current positions in the Formula1 group at the end of the 2022 Formula1 season. This has come about as per a document that was released by F1 as part of an update on future developments within the organization.

Ross Brawn is 67 and over the years has played a crucial role in many Formula1 decisions, he has been around Formula1 ever since 1978 when he joined the Williams team as an engineer and later he went on to win championships with Benetton, Ferrari, and team in his name which was later sold to Mercedes. He has been the motorsport director for Formula1 since 2017 and was recently credited for the introduction of sprint qualifying in the 2021 Formula1 season.

It has been stated in PlanetF1 that “it is not yet clear whether he will retain an honorary or consultancy role with the F1 organization or who might replace him as managing director.”

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Pat Symonds
Pat Symonds

Ross Brawn selected Pat Symonds as the head of the Formula1 technical department to work on future regulations of the sport and like Ross, his tenure is also coming to an end after the Formula1 2022 season. Simmons’s last big involvement with the sport was when FIA issued the new power unit regulations coming in from the start of the 2026 season of Formula1.

FIA following in the footsteps of Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds

Formula1 and FIA
Formula1 and FIA

With Ross Brawn and Pat Symonds leaving at the end of 2022, the members of the F1 technical team who previously worked under Pat Symonds are going to be transferred to the FIA, this move has been encouraged by the EU to separate the rule-making process from the promotional organization.

The people that worked on Pat’s team were a group of 15 engineers who worked on Aerodynamics and fuel-related research work. Most of the team after 2022 will work under Nikolas Tombazis who is the head of single-seater matters at FIA.

The only person that would not be making the move to FIA, is the head of vehicle performance Craig Wilson, he played a crucial role in designing circuits as well as being involved in the car technical package.