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WRC: VW announces Capito's successor

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WRC: VW announces Capito's successor

By alley - Aug 29, 2016, 11:01 AM ET

Sven Smeets has been announced as McLaren Formula 1 signing Jost Capito's successor as Volkswagen Motorsport director and head of its World Rally Championship effort.Former co-driver Smeets moved from Citroen to Volkswagen when the German team began its WRC program in 2012. Having worked initially as team manager, he was...

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