Williams' Formula 1 operations were led by Capito for two years before the team announced his departure on Monday.
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Following his resignation as Team Principal for Williams, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant paid tribute to Jost Capito. Williams’ Formula 1 operations were led by Capito for two years before the team announced his departure on Monday. FX Demaison, the technical director who joined the group in 2021 not long after Capito, is also departing. During Capito’s time as Team Principal, Albon and Sargeant both joined Williams.
Albon signed a multi-year contract extension this season and secured a drive with Williams in 2022 after taking a year off the track. Late in 2021, Williams’ reorganised Driver Academy signed Sargeant, who was then given a race seat for 2023 in place of the fired Nicholas Latifi. “We only had one year working together but in that time you were not just a Team Principal but also a great friend,” wrote Albon on social media. “Thank you Jost for your faith in me this year and all the support that that came with. Wishing you the very best in the future.”
“Jost, thank you for having the trust and belief in me throughout my time in the academy and helping me on my path to F1. He gave me an opportunity to show my potential and race in Formula 2,” wrote Sargeant. “He has been a great team leader, and I wish him the best in whatever the future may hold!” Williams will soon make announcements about Capito and Demaison’s replacements.
Capito resigned as team president and CEO, while technical director FX Demaison also left his position, according to a statement released by the team on Monday. Williams stated that it would “in due course” announce its new team principal and technical director. It has been an enormous honour for Capito to oversee Williams Racing for the past two seasons and create the groundwork for this great team’s recovery, he said. I’m excited to follow the team as it advances toward future success. As the team “embarked on a massive restructuring process to begin the road of rebuilding Williams Racing,” Matthew Savage, chairman of Dorilton Capital, congratulated Capito for his work at Williams.
As the team “embarked on a massive restructuring process to begin the road of rebuilding Williams Racing,” Matthew Savage, chairman of Dorilton Capital, congratulated Capito for his work at Williams. Since Capito assumed the position, Williams has improved from trailing the midfield to scoring a surprise first point in two years in Hungary last year, as well as a podium in the Belgian Grand Prix that was cut short by rain. Jost deferred his planned retirement in order to take on this challenge, and now he will hand over the keys for the following stage of this tiered process, stated Savage. “We also want to thank FX for his contribution and wish him the best of luck as he moves on,” the statement continued.
After Dorilton Capital purchased the team from the Williams family, former head of Volkswagen Motorsport Capito assumed leadership of Williams at the conclusion of 2020. After Dorilton Capital purchased the team from the Williams family, former head of Volkswagen Motorsport Capito assumed leadership of Williams at the conclusion of 2020.
