Mercedes chief designer John Owen is to depart the staff later this 12 months.
The 52-year-old has been with the staff since 2007, when it was Honda, and been a key determine in championships gained below the identify Brawn in 2009 and Mercedes from 2010.
The staff gained the drivers’ and constructors’ titles as Brawn after which seven drivers’ and eight constructors’ championships as Mercedes from 2014-21.
A Mercedes assertion mentioned Owen would go away “after assuring the transition to his successor” after which have a interval of gardening go away.
There was no data on what his subsequent profession step is perhaps.
Engineering director Giacomo Tortora will turn into director of automotive design, a gaggle overseen by deputy technical director Simone Resta, the staff mentioned.
Owen labored on the Swiss Sauber staff, the place he turned senior aerodynamicist in 2004 earlier than his transfer to Honda. He began his profession on the now-defunct racing-car producer Reynard.
