Just as Aston Martin and Honda team up in Formula 1 for the future, another manufacturer not already on the grid is also attracting attention. “Both are motorsport disciplines, but in Formula 1 you try to have everything under control and in rallies there are many things that cannot be controlled,” he added. “The interactions between team members and drivers are also different,” Abiteboul, 45, said. Now, it emerges that Hyundai has snapped up well-known engineer Francois-Xavier Demaison – another Frenchman who was ousted from Formula 1 recently. Demaison left his role as Williams technical director at the end of last year along with team boss Jost Capito – and he will now be technical boss at Abiteboul-led Hyundai Motorsport.

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