Red Bull has revealed their Head of Aerodynamics, Dan Fallows, is to join Aston Martin as Technical Director.
Recently, the Silverstone-based team announced a restructuring of their engineering department with current Chief Technical Officer Andrew Green to oversee three newly created positions.
Two of those positions had already been announced with Luca Furbatto, formerly of Alfa Romeo, joining as Engineering Director and Tom McCullough becoming Performance Director, and now, Red Bull says Fallows will complete the trio as Technical Director.
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Fallows first joined Red Bull in 2006, assuming his current role of Head of Aero in 2014, and the team confirmed he will remain in that role until his contract expires, which team boss Christian Horner indicated was still quite a way off.
“Dan’s going to be with us for a while,” he said via Formula1.com. “He’s fully focused on this year’s car and will be with us until the end of his contract.
“I’m not going to go into great details but it certainly won’t be within the next couple of years.”
When that moment does come, however, Horner admits his departure will be a blow.
“It goes without saying that Dan will be missed, as he has played an important role during his time at Red Bull Racing and I would like to thank him for his contribution towards the team’s successes,” he continued.
“We do however recognise that the chance to take on the role of Technical Director within a Formula 1 team is an appealing next step in his career. In turn, this move creates exciting internal progression opportunities as we look to the future and draw from the wealth of talent within the wider team.”
While Aston is yet to confirm Red Bull’s announcement, team boss Otmar Szafnauer noted the importance of the restructuring plan going forward.
“I am pleased to outline our new structure that will add real strength in depth to our technical operations,” he said.
“Everybody at [Aston Martin] aims to win Grands Prix and World Championships, and this new and improved structure we have created mirrors that of the most successful teams in Formula 1 today.”