Jost Capito leaves McLaren

It was confirmed on Tuesday (08/2/17), Jost Capito, has left his position as Chief Executive Officer of McLaren, just months after he joined the team, following a successful stint in charge of Volkswagen's WRC outfit.



Capito left Volkswagen to work alongside Eric Boullier and Jonathan Neale in McLaren's management structure, eventually arriving in September after being announced at the start of the year.

However, doubts were raised over Capito's future when Ron Dennis, who appointed him, was forced out as Chairman at the end of the 2016 F1 season, with Zak Brown arriving as Executive Director.

Capito and McLaren have since agreed to go their separate ways.

In my opinion, this is not a big surprise this news happen. It has been strongly rumoured since the end of the season that Capito will leave McLaren. With the recent news that McLaren have drop MP4 from F1 car names re-branding as McL from now on and strong possibility they will race in orange liveries again, Ron Dennis McLaren era is truly over.