McLaren’s Extreme E electric off-road team has announced the appointment of Gary Puffett as sporting director. In addition, he will continue as manager of the McLaren Formula E Team, where he is responsible for both the sporting and technical aspects.
Paffett, 41, is a seasoned professional, two-time DTM champion who has spent many years working as a test driver with McLaren in F1. Also in 2019, he drove in Formula E for HWA Racelab, which later became the Mercedes factory team, where Gary was a sports technical advisor and reserve driver. Now this team has been transformed into the McLaren Formula E Team.
Gary Paffett: “I am delighted to be taking on the responsibilities of Sporting Director of the McLaren Extreme E Team and look forward to working with this close-knit team, including drivers Emma Gilmour and Tanner Faust, who have shown great results and made great progress. last year.
McLaren Racing entered the Extreme E series in 2022 and is doing quite well, culminating in a podium finish at the season finale in Uruguay. The task is to make progress, and the team gradually approached the leaders. I am looking forward to the start of the season in Saudi Arabia.”
Source: F1 News
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