The people at Williams rate Jost Capito very highly; His outstanding skills in dealing with men in the form of Toto Wolff have helped Volkswagen and Porsche win championships in rallies and sports cars. However, he had one of the most short-lived tenures as head of a team in F1 history when he left McLaren shortly after five months in 2016.
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Zak Brown then replaced him as CEO of McLaren.
But who did he appoint to head the F1 division?
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Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 26, 2021 McLaren CEO Zak Brown during the FIA / Handout press conference on REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES
It was another former graduate of the University of Munich and former Porsche manager – Andreas Seidl. But Jost Capito doesn’t mind. Rather, he thinks it would have been uncomfortable to return to McLaren in 2016 after the fall of Ron Dennis, who supported him. Not to forget the enormous work that Seidl has already done to turn the Woking outfit on.
“You know, I was gone by then. So it would have been uncomfortable for me to do that back, that would have been totally uncomfortable. And I wouldn’t have done it because it wouldn’t have been good for the team, ”said Capito on the“ Beyond the Grid ”podcast.
“I know exactly where he’s from, what his intuition is. So we’re pretty close. You made a good choice when you led Andreas as team leader. I think this was a fantastic choice and you can see the results. “
Capito believes he would have been successful at McLaren if Ron Dennis had stayed
After his heroics in the rally and sports car championships, Ron Dennis appointed him to restore McLaren to its former glory in 2016. However, when Ron left, Capito’s ideologies were inconsistent with the new management. So I went to the door.
But he believes things could have been different for him at McLaren if Ron Dennis had stayed.
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“Working with Ron at McLaren has been a fantastic time. We built a great relationship. We really had fun and enjoyed working together. If he’d stayed we would probably have had a great time at McLaren. “
HUNGARY, HUNGARY – AUGUST 2: Andreas Seidl, team principal, McLaren, in the press conference of the team principal during the Hungarian GP at Hungaroring on August 2, 2019 in Hungary, Hungary. (Photo by Sam Bloxham / LAT Images)
Let’s hope his second foray into F1 is a lot sweeter. He now has the confidence to lead Williams out of the drought in F1. He has enough tools in his kitten to thrive in this new venture.
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