Stake’s new Efficiency Director Stefano Sordo was beforehand with Crimson Bull and earlier than that McLaren the place he was Director of Automobile Efficiency.
Stake has bolstered its rising technical construction with the appointment of Stefano Sordo to the newly created place of Efficiency Director. Reporting on to Technical Director, James Key, Sordo will convey a wealth of Formulation One performance-based expertise to the workforce because it continues to progress in the direction of changing into the Audi works workforce in 2026.
A longtime and revered determine on the planet of motorsport, Sordo labored on the pinnacle of racing for over twenty years in roles starting from Race Engineer to Head of Aerodynamics Efficiency in numerous groups, earlier than graduating to the position of Director of Automobile Efficiency at McLaren.
Throughout his time at Crimson Bull, 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 in america.
This distinctive expertise, and confirmed monitor file in race- and championship-winning outfits, will permit the Italian to dive into the high-quality particulars of efficiency, representing a worthwhile addition to the workforce because it pushes in the direction of its bold goals.
“The appointment of Stefano is a crucial step within the growth of the construction of our technical division,” stated Andreas Seidl. “Stefano is aware of what a profitable squad wants, brings a wealth of expertise to the workforce and, with the totally different array of roles he performed up to now, he’s completely positioned to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of our technical operations, and handle what’s required.
“We’ve got a powerful technical workforce in Hinwil, and Stefano’s appointment will assist us to harness these abilities and switch them into efficiency as we proceed on this essential time for our outfit, with the Audi F1 works workforce being readied for its debut.”
“As our Technical Departments proceed to develop in the direction of our new group and future ambitions, I’m delighted to welcome Stefano to the workforce as Efficiency Director,” added Technical Director, James Key. “Stefano is a key addition to our workforce, one which is able to form our understanding and priorities for the brand new vehicles’ efficiency route and in-season growth, working carefully with myself, in addition to our Automobile Efficiency, Aerodynamics and Observe Engineering teams.
“Stefano brings a wealth of expertise to the workforce, mixed along with his centered and hard-pushing method, and is a powerful and influential workforce participant all through. I welcome Stefano to the workforce and sit up for working with him in the direction of our objectives.”
“I’m delighted to affix Stake and tackle a task that may have a direct influence on unlocking the efficiency we have already got inside our firm, and assist it attain new heights,” stated Sordo. “The workforce is at a vital juncture in its historical past, with the beginning of the Audi journey simply across the nook, and I’m wanting ahead to tackling the problem that lies forward. I’m enthusiastic about what the longer term holds: the targets the workforce has set for itself are bold, however I see a variety of confidence from everybody inside this organisation.”
