Former McLaren Racing CEO and Williams F1 team principal Jost Capito has joined Nitrocross as a senior advisor, the championship confirmed today.Capito, who also led Volkswagen through its domination of the World Rally Championship in the mid 2010s, has already attended races this season, and will be charged with helping...

Williams has announced the departures of team principal Jost Capito and technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison.Capito joined as CEO at the end of the 2020 season, taking over as team principal from Simon Roberts in June of 2021. He hired his former Volkswagen technical director FX Demaison in March of 2021,...

Williams chose Logan Sargeant to race in Formula 1 in 2023 based on his impressive Formula 2 performances this season and not his nationality, according to team principal Jost Capito.Sargeant will make the step up after just one year in F2 as long as he secures the required Super License...

Williams team principal Jost Capito has confirmed Logan Sargeant will race for the team in 2023 as long as he secures his Super License next month.Sargeant carried out his first FP1 for Williams on Friday at the United States Grand Prix and was then confirmed as doing another two sessions...

Williams team principal Jost Capito says Logan Sargeant deserves a free practice outing this season as a result of his recent form in Formula 2, and that he is putting himself in the conversation for a future race seat.Sargeant took pole position for the F2 feature race at the French...

Williams team principal Jost Capito admits he did not realize how valuable Alex Albon’s year out from racing would prove to be at Red Bull.Albon was dropped by Red Bull at the end of the 2020 season, with Sergio Perez replacing him and the British-Thai driver taking on a reserve...

Williams team principal Jost Capito will miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as a result of testing positive for COVID-19.Capito returned a positive result during his pre-travel testing, meaning he had not yet left the United Kingdom to head to Jeddah when he was forced to self-isolate. Williams insists the...

Originally posted to RACER.com by Chris MedlandSir Frank Williams, the founder of one of Formula 1’s most successful teams that carries his name, has died at the age of 79.Williams first entered a car in F1 in 1969 under Frank Williams Racing Cars but it was the creation of Williams...

Jost Capito, who left his role as chief executive officer of McLaren Racing in February after just five months in the job, is returning to Volkswagen.Formerly Volkswagen's motorsport director, Capito will now manage Volkswagen R GmbH, the brand's center for design- and performance-oriented products, and Volkswagen Zubehör GmbH, which develops...

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says there will be "exciting changes" on the MCL32 when the team's new car is launched on February 24.Following Ron Dennis' departure in November, McLaren has undergone a number of changes on the personnel side, with Zak Brown arriving as executive director and Jost Capito...