Renault have appointed Bob Bell as their acting principal for the rest of the Formula One season.
Team put in place temporary management structure for rest of 2009
Renault have appointed Bob Bell as their acting principal for the rest of the Formula One season.
Bell steps up from his position as technical director on a temporary basis following the fall-out from the Singapore race-fixing scandal.
Team boss Flavio Briatore and executive director of engineering Pat Symonds both resigned after an internal investigation that found them complicit in the conspiracy that led to Nelson Piquet Jr crashing his car in last year's Singapore Grand Prix in order to benefit team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Bell will now be the team's team's spokesperson on all sporting and technical matters, while Jean-Francois Caubet takes over as managing director.
Statement
"Following the unfortunate recent events, the Renault F1 Team has reacted swiftly by implementing a new temporary management team structure, which will be in place from today until the end of the 2009 season," a statement from Renault confirmed.
"The reorganisation is as follows: Bob Bell, currently technical director,
takes on the duty of team principal and chief technical officer.
"Jean-Francois Caubet, currently director of marketing and communications, takes the role of managing director.
"They will both report to Bernard Rey, president of the Renault F1 Team.
"Bob Bell will attend all the remaining races of the season and will be the team's spokesperson on all sporting and technical matters.
"The Renault F1 Team is now ready to concentrate on the future."
