Sauber’s head of track engineering, Giampaolo Dall’Ara, has decided to leave the team after more than 15 years of serivce, the Swiss team confirmed on Tuesday.
It’s believed the 47-year-old is heading to German Touring Car series DTM to work for team BMW, though Sauber simply stated the reason for his departure was to “pursue another challenge”.
He will be replaced by former Red Bull race engineer Timothy Malyon, who has been with the team since its Jaguar days.
“Giampaolo Dall’Ara has decided to leave our company after more than 15 years of service to pursue another challenge,” a Sauber spokesperson said.
“We would like to thank Giampaolo for his dedicated and highly valued collaboration over all these years. We wish him all the best for the future.
“At the same time, we are very pleased to announce Timothy Malyon as our new Head of Track Engineering.
“Tim has been working for more than 10 years for one of the big Formula 1 teams. We are confident that we can benefit from his longtime experience in order to improve our performance.”
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