Stake’s new Efficiency Director Stefano Sordo was beforehand with Crimson Bull and earlier than that McLaren the place he was Director of Car Efficiency.
Stake has strengthened 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 Components One performance-based expertise to the workforce because it continues to progress in direction of changing into the Audi works workforce in 2026.
A longtime and revered determine on the earth 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 varied groups, earlier than graduating to the position of Director of Car 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 the US.
This distinctive expertise, and confirmed observe document in race- and championship-winning outfits, will permit the Italian to dive into the positive particulars of efficiency, representing a precious addition to the workforce because it pushes in direction of its formidable targets.
“The appointment of Stefano is a vital step within the growth of the construction of our technical division,” mentioned Andreas Seidl. “Stefano is aware of what a successful squad wants, brings a wealth of expertise to the workforce and, with the totally different array of roles he performed previously, he’s completely positioned to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of our technical operations, and deal with what’s required.
“Now we have 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 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 automobiles’ efficiency course and in-season growth, working carefully with myself, in addition to our Car Efficiency, Aerodynamics and Monitor Engineering teams.
“Stefano brings a wealth of expertise to the workforce, mixed together with his centered and hard-pushing method, and is a powerful and influential workforce participant all through. I welcome Stefano to the workforce and look ahead to working with him in direction of our objectives.”
“I’m delighted to hitch Stake and tackle a job that may have a direct impression on unlocking the efficiency we have already got inside our firm, and assist it attain new heights,” mentioned Sordo. “The workforce is at an important 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 formidable, however I see loads of confidence from everybody inside this organisation.”
