I thought a lot of people didn't like Adam Parr? Very confusing timing, anyway. I personally reckon he got a better offer from elsewhere... he'll pop up in a year's time once the no-job-for-a-year-after-resigning clause in his contract wears off.
yeah, maybe Parr simply wants time with his family, no doubt working in F1 is all consuming, some can handle being away some can't, and we don't know Parrs personal situation.
GMM collects speculation that Parr may have been edged out because of his edgy relationship with Bernie Ecclestone.
I'm not sure if it's the source of the varied speculation but 'The F1 Mole' agrees. In summary, McLaren has been strong-armed into signing up to whatever they've signed up to (whether the full new Concorde Agreement or an extension of the current agreement) by their Bahraini shareholders, who need the Bahrain GP "more than anything to help to restore confidence in its economy and Ecclestone has the power to take away the Grand Prix." Ecclestone's brash public announcement last weekend that a 'majority' of teams has signed up to continue racing beyond 2012 was made in order to prevent McLaren welching on the deal once the Bahrain GP has been run and their shareholders' focus has drifted elsewhere. Williams, meanwhile, are desperate for a big sponsor in order to survive so they need a really good 2012 and, therefore, stability and focus. With the fight already lost following McLaren's capitulation, Frank Williams is minded to sign up to Ecclestone's deal to achieve that. Adam Parr wasn't. Something had to give. [NSFW] [/NSFW]I kind of wish I'd started a new thread for the Parr resignation now.
I can't vouch for him but Joe's Award refers us to him often enough. I'm far from gruntled with the teams for continuing to allow themselves to be shepherded under such a sustained campaign of negativity and divisiveness.
I wonder when Bernie will realise that he can't take it with him? Or how much he can milk a cash cow before it collapses?
It may be admirable but it's a shame if he's given up a job he loves, just when things look like they're coming together for the team, on a point of principle in such an unprincipled environment.
That's an interesting point and a real shame, as you say, if it's true. But wasn't Adam Parr the first to start singing the praises of the BBC/Sky deal? I don't know, maybe we'll learn more about what has happened in due course.
I'm pretty sure he was. That's what put me off him in the first place. People's principles are often very contradictory though so it doesn't mean the rumours of why he resigned aren't true.
http://en.espnf1.com/williams/motorsport/story/75298.html Williams adds Susie Wolff as development driver Susie Wolff is better known as Stoddart: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Wolff
"If Susie is as quick in a car as she looks good out of a car then she will be a massive asset." - Ecclestone (massive ass)
Can't see her being any good, her racing record is awful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Wolff#Complete_DTM_results
Let them have this fad and just have it done with. I welcome any decent f1 calibre racer that is a woman, but I find these kind of "racers" worse than the pay drivers as they're only getting in F1 because of their sex. If Formula 1 feels so bad about the lack of Women getting into the sport, maybe they should do something about it in the "grass roots" rather than dipping in a few hacks in a testing roll to show they're trying.
She's the husband of major Williams shareholder Toto Wolff, so this decision is not quite as random as it seems.
Anyway, I second the comment that it's kind of random. But I suppose if she can give the same level of feedback the additional funding will help them a tonne.
