Piers Thynne joins Williams after stints at McLaren, Mercedes, and Alpine
Motorsport.com • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 4:30 PM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
Williams announced the signing of Piers Thynne, the former McLaren leader, who will join the team in August 2026. Thynne's previous experience includes leadership roles at both Mercedes and Alpine. This move is part of Williams' efforts to strengthen its engineering team and improve its competitiveness in Formula 1. Thynne began his career at Xtrac before joining McLaren in the late 2000s.
- •Piers Thynne will join Williams in August 2026.
- •Thynne has previously worked at McLaren, Mercedes, and Alpine.
- •Williams aims to improve competitiveness in Formula 1.
- •Thynne has a background in engineering.
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"Last week, Williams announced a major coup – signing leaders from the Mercedes and Alpine Formula 1 squads, as well as McLaren’s Piers Thynne, who’ll join the Grove-based outfit in August. Having started his career with a lengthy stint as an engineering project manager at transmission specialist Xtrac, Piers joined McLaren in the late 2000s in a similar gearbox-related capacity before ...Keep reading
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