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Russell: ‘Crazy' not to have Williams technical chief

George Russell thinks it was “crazy” that Williams did not have a technical director – which they have now addressed with the arrival of Francois-Xavier Demaison. Since Paddy Lowe’s exit in 2019, Williams had been working without a technical director, which is generally a staple role within Formula 1 teams. But the Grove-based constructor’s hierarchy has been undergoing changes since their sale from the Williams family to Dorilton Capital last summer, with Simon Roberts appointed team principal and Jost Capito hired as CEO. Capito, who began his role earlier this year, has brought in a technical director who is familiar to him. That is Demaison, known as ‘FX’, whom Capito...
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