Mike Elliott will take over from James Allison from July 1 as technical director of Method One champions Mercedes, the group introduced on Friday.

Allison will stand again from day-to-day administration of technical operations and tackle the newly created function of chief technical officer, working carefully with the factories at Brackley and Brixworth.

“I firmly imagine that individuals have a shelf life in senior roles on this sport, and I’ve chosen to step away from my function as technical director with a view to go on the baton on the proper time for the organisation and myself,” mentioned Allison in a press release.

“I’ve loved 4 and a half fantastic years as technical director, and it has been a particular privilege to guide the technical effort of the group in that point.”

The 53-year-old Briton arrived at Mercedes in 2017 as a substitute for the departed Paddy Lowe and after a stint with Ferrari, the place he had additionally been technical director.

Allison had left Italy to return house to England following the dying of his spouse.

“We’ve recognized for some time that his time as technical director could be coming to an finish this yr and I’m delighted that we have now been capable of form this new function to maintain him inside our motorsport household,” mentioned group boss Toto Wolff.

“He will probably be an vital sparring accomplice for me within the subsequent years and I do know that we nonetheless have a lot to realize collectively. We regularly say that the organisation is a dynamic organism, and that we have to adapt constantly if we need to actually thrive.”

Elliott began out at McLaren and joined Mercedes from Renault in 2012 as head of aerodynamics earlier than changing into the group’s know-how director in 2017.

Wolff mentioned the modifications put the group “in the absolute best place for the game’s subsequent period”.

Method One faces main technical rule modifications in 2022 earlier than a brand new engine is launched in 2025.

Mercedes have gained the final seven drivers’ and constructors’ titles, an unprecedented feat within the historical past of the world championship.

They gained this yr’s opener in Bahrain, regardless of Purple Bull trying faster all through the weekend, with seven occasions world champion Lewis Hamilton.