Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff says hi🏅s “technical twin brother” James Allison has no interest in becomiꦇng Formula 1 team principal in the future.

Earlier this month Mercedes announced a major reshuffle to its technical department, with Allison stepping back from day-to-day responsibilities as technical dir♒ector from 1 July to take on the newly crea⭕ted role of chief technical officer.

Allison will be replaced as technical director by current technology director Mike Elliott. Speaking publicly about his decision for the first time over the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend, Allison 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:reve💖aled he expected to leave 𝐆Mercedes entirely before Wolff devised a new position for him.

Some have suggested that Allison’🎉s role swap could be a precursor to him eventually taking over as Mercedes team principal, but Wolff insists this is not the case.

“If you look at things, he would be absolutely capable to be the team principal,” Wolff said of Allison. "And also the people here have so mucඣh respect for him within the organisation.

“But the thing is very easy. He said he would never ever do this. The team principal 🎉requir🗹es different skills and he said, ‘No thank you.’

“James and I speak multiple times every day and we are 💫totally coordinated on the direction of Merc𝓰edes Motorsport and Mercedes Grand Prix.

“So much earlier than we꧟ decided the C🎐TO role - it must have been a year or two ago - we discussed the future of the team principal role and he made it very clear that it was not for him.

"Since then, I 🅠am thinking a🉐nd I am looking and observing what is happening out there and who is doing a good job so that finally I can step back from this madness!”

Wolff believes that Allison’s move, combined with Elliott’s promotion, is🐟 the “logical” next step for Mercedes as it looks to its longer-term strategic planning.

“James is a hu🥀ge asset to the team, 𓆏not only as a brilliant engineer but also as a leader,” Wolff explained.

“And he has a good understanding and overview of what is happening in Formula 1 beyond the technical space. He is a sparring partner of mine when it comes to💙 strategic discussions, political discussions and he 💎is getting more involved in the other departments and racing programmes that we have.

“That’s why it was almos🌠t a logical step to make him my🅠 technical twin brother. I am the head of Mercedes motorsport and it makes sense to have a technical director for all motorsport programmes.

“I am theܫ CEO and he is the CTO. He enjoyed the idea, so we have worked on that for a year, and on the other side Mike Elliott just about joined with me, he came from Renault as the head of aero there. And I had such a great relationship with him all these years.

“He is a hugely competent an𓂃d intelligent engineer and someone who has b♍een fundamental pillar in our success and recognised from the whole organisation.

“That is why I am really happy he has become our technical director. Having said that, we have such a solid group that he is one of a group that will l💮ead the team in the future.”