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Mercedes chief designer John Owen is to leave the team later this year.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 52-year-old has been with the team since 2007, when it was Honda, and been a key figure in championships won under the name Brawn in 2009 and Mercedes from 2010.<\/p>\n
The team won the drivers’ and constructors’ titles as Brawn and then seven drivers’ and eight constructors’ championships as Mercedes from 2014-21.<\/p>\n
A Mercedes statement said Owen would leave “after assuring the transition to his successor” and then have a period of gardening leave.<\/p>\n
There was no information on what his next career step might be.<\/p>\n
Engineering director Giacomo Tortora will become director of car design, a group overseen by deputy technical director Simone Resta, the team said.<\/p>\n
Owen worked at the Swiss Sauber team, where he became senior aerodynamicist in 2004 before his move to Honda. He started his career at the now-defunct racing-car manufacturer Reynard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n