In the wake of comments made by Peugeot Grand Prix about poaching many of the best staff the championship has to offer to get results next year, Mathershaw Technology boss Robert Mathershaw felt it was now the right time to announce the technical team for 2014.
The team principal has assigned the head of aerodynamics role to his most experienced engineer, Nigel Jenkins, who has worked on numerous projects including the Mathershaw Technology Le Mans Car that was sold to Mercedes and took them to a victory in the Virtual Le Mans Series race at Paul Ricard. Mathershaw said of him 'He has been here from the very beginning of this team, with much of our success being in no small part down to him, and I am so pleased he is staying for next season. We have some amazing plans for the future, not solely in the VGPC, and I hope he is here to see them all.' Head of the team working in the drivetrain and suspension areas of the car will be Clive Wilson, who is a recent recruit after his success with Honda Yuasa racing in the VBTCC, and it is rumoured that Mathershaw will want him to be an integral part of his plans for what could be a works Chevrolet touring car program. In terms of race engineers, Adrien Simon will be managed by Cedric Dumasse, who has been a part of the winning Peugeot Le Mans team, while Karl Beckenbauer will be looked after by the experienced Dane Niklas Bachmann, who was the race engineer for Karl throughout his early career in Formula 3 and the virtual GP2 Series. Finally, in a move expected by most of the paddock, Mathershaw has said he has expanded the outfit to accomodate many new programs, starting with a touring car team, using the Chevrolet SStform for the Virtual Touring Car Championship.
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