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Tech chief Symonds parts ways with Williams F1 team

Williams F1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds has parted company with the British team. Motorsport.com's sister publication Autosport has learned that the 63-year-old tech chief, who joined Williams in 2013, is no longer involved with the Grove-based team's preparations for the upcoming 2017 F1 season. Symonds' exit has been foreshadowed by the news that Williams was set to sign Paddy Lowe away from Mercedes. It was believed that Lowe's arrival could allow Symonds to retire at the end of 2017 after a transition phase, but the process appears to have been accelerated. Symonds has enjoyed an illustrious career in various technical engineering roles in Formula 1, which included a lengthy at...
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