Mf1 Appoints New Tech Boss

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MF1 APPOINTS NEW TECH BOSS

ITV

Midland F1 has promoted James Key to the position of technical director.

The 33-year-old Englishman, formerly the team's technical co-ordinator, will fill the role left vacant after Mark Smith left the team in January.

Jordan's sporting director Adrian Burgess has overseen the technical aspects in the intervening period, but with Midland pushing ahead with its own design rather than that commissioned by Dallara, Key will be charged with developing MFR-1 through 2006.

"I am very pleased to announce James Key as our new technical director," said MF1 Racing's MD Colin Kolles.

"He has been working with the team for several years and has built up an impressive level of experience and knowledge of motorsport.

I am sure his organisational skills and innovative ideas will be of great value to us with the ongoing development of our cars in 2006 and beyond."

Key began his motorsport career with Lotus in 1996, working on their GT car program before entering F1 with Jordan in 1998 as a data engineer. He became test engineer in 2000 and senior race engineer in 2002.

He was appointed technical vo-ordinator in 2005.

"Having gone through a transitional period this year, following the team

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This is just another backwards move from a team(Jordon) that once showed so much promise(late '90's)

E.J. ruined this team so as to fatten his wallet..........

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This is just another backwards move from a team(Jordon) that once showed so much promise(late '90's)

E.J. ruined this team so as to fatten his wallet..........

I trust you mean that Eddie has ruined this team by giving the reigns to Shnaider

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I trust you mean that Eddie has ruined this team by giving the reigns to Shnaider