For the past decade, Demaison has been technical boss at Volkswagen Motorsport, working closely with new Williams boss Capito. When asked about Demaison on Friday, Capito said: “He is a brilliant engineer and he worked for nearly 10 years now with Willy Rampf who has been a technical director in Formula 1. “They worked very closely together and with that a lot of Formula 1 spirit, technology, insight went into the WRC car and especially in the IDR (electric racing car),” the new Williams boss added. “So, he has this kind of experience and he learned a lot from Willy Rampf during that time, so I think he is the perfect fit for Williams.

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