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Voormalig Force India-teambaas Bob Fernley (70) overleden

Gepubliceerd op 30 jun 2023 22:17
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Door: Bob Plaizier

De Formule 1-wereld werd vanavond opgeschrikt door verdrietig nieuws. Het team van Aston Martin maakte namelijk bekend dat voormalig Force India-teambaas Bob Fernley is overleden. Fernley is 70 jaar oud geworden en vervulde meerdere belangrijke rollen binnen de internationale autosport.

Fernley werkte geruime tijd voor het team van Force India, het huidige Aston Martin. Hij was tot en met 2019 de waarnemend teambaas van het team en vertrok nadat Lawrence Stroll het team overnam. Na zijn werkzaamheden voor Force India vertrok Fernley naar de Verenigde Staten en keerde hij daarna terug naar Europa. In 2020 werd hij benoemd tot de baas van de Single Seater Commission. Hij vervulde deze rol tot en met 2022.

Today we sadly learnt of the passing of our friend and former colleague, Bob Fernley.

The thoughts of all of us are with his family and friends at this time. pic.twitter.com/bZoU8zWn0e
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) June 30, 2023

Larry Perkins

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[i] Bob Fernley, best known for effectively running the Force India Formula 1 team for much of the 2010s, has died at the age of 70. [/i]

Fernley’s long motor sport career encompassed the Ensign F1 team and stints in Can-Am and IndyCar teams in the 1980s, before he joined Force India when Vij... [Lees verder]

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1 jul 2023 - 00:47

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Vallie

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Jammer. Nog best jong. Maar hopelijk wel een mooie leven en carriere gehad. Rust zacht.
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- 30 jun 2023 - 23:48
Larry Perkins

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Bob Fernley, best known for effectively running the Force India Formula 1 team for much of the 2010s, has died at the age of 70.

Fernley’s long motor sport career encompassed the Ensign F1 team and stints in Can-Am and IndyCar teams in the 1980s, before he joined Force India when Vijay Mallya created it for 2008 via the acquisition of Spyker.

Though Fernley was officially deputy team principal, with Mallya rarely in attendance at races Fernley became the most visible public face of the Force India project as it turned into a respected upper midfielder and occasional podium contender over the next decade.
He left the team when its assets were purchased by the Lawrence Stroll-led consortium and it was relaunched as Racing Point during 2018.

Fernley then headed the 2019 iteration of McLaren’s IndyCar project, when it partnered with Carlin for an Indianapolis 500 bid with Fernando Alonso but failed to qualify.

His final top-level motor sport involvement was replacing Stefano Domenicali as head of the FIA Single-Seater Commission when Domenicali became F1 chief at the end of 2020. He stepped down from that role in early 2022, with Giancarlo Minardi taking his place.

Domenicali paid tribute to Fernley.m
“I am saddened to hear the news that Bob Fernley has passed away,” he said. “He was such an important part of Formula 1 and his love and passion for the sport will live forever. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time.”

Fernley had also established his own foundation to assist young engineering talent in partnership with the National Centre for Motor sport Engineering at the University of Bolton.
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- 1 jul 2023 - 00:47
racepace1

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Bob verdient 1 minuut stilte.......
RIP
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- 1 jul 2023 - 09:11