A day after the Canadian Grand Pri, the Kick Sauber outfit have introduced that former Red Bull and McLaren engineer Stefano Sordo will be part of the Hinwil-based staff, taking up the position of Performance Director.
The Italian engineer has joined in a newly created position as Performance Director, and will report on to Technical Director James Key. His essential responsibility can be to know the finer particulars of efficiency vital to maneuver Kick Sauber additional up the working order.
Sordo labored on the pinnacle of racing for over twenty years in roles starting from Race Engineer to Head of Aerodynamics Performance in varied groups, earlier than graduating to the position of Director of Vehicle Performance at McLaren.
During his time at Red Bull Racing, he contributed to the string of successive world championship triumphs between 2010 and 2013, earlier than including a win to his tally throughout his stint at McLaren. His newest appointment was as Technical Director for RLL Racing, competing in IndyCar and IMSA within the United States.
Expanding on his new position, Sordo commented: “I’m delighted to affix Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber and tackle a task that may have a direct affect on unlocking the efficiency we have already got inside our firm, and assist it attain new heights.
“The staff is at a vital juncture in its historical past, with the beginning of the Audi journey simply across the nook, and I’m trying ahead to tackling the problem that lies forward.
“I am excited about what the future holds: the targets the team has set for itself are ambitious, but I see a lot of confidence from everyone within this organisation,” concluded the Italian engineer.
📣 We’re excited to welcome Stefano Sordo to the staff, within the place of Performance Director.
Sordo will convey a wealth of F1 performance-based expertise and report on to our Technical Director, James Key.
— Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber (@stakef1team_ks) June 10, 2024
Andreas Seidl, CEO of the Sauber Group, believes Sordo will present the attitude and experience wanted for each a right away upturn in type and to arrange for Audi’s takeover in 2026.
He added: “The appointment of Stefano is a vital step within the improvement of the construction of our technical division. Stefano is aware of what a successful squad wants, brings a wealth of expertise to the staff and, with the completely different array of roles he performed previously, he’s completely positioned to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of our technical operations, and deal with what’s required.
“We have a strong technical team in Hinwil, and Stefano’s appointment will help us to harness these skills and turn them into performance as we continue in this crucial time for our outfit, with the Audi F1 works team being readied for its debut.”
