Ed Wood has decided to leave Williams due to “personal reasons”. The 50-year old has spent more than a decade with the team after joining in 2006.
He had previously worked for Ferrari and Renault before joining Williams and leaves the team after a poor start to the season.
Williams sit bottom of the constructors’ standings with only four points, all scored by Lance Stroll.
Williams released a statement on Wood’s departure.
It read: “We can confirm that Ed Wood has decided to leave Williams for personal reasons.
“As chief designer, Ed has been instrumental in so many successes during his time with the team, including the FW36 and FW37 cars which secured third place in the constructors’ championship in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
“The team would like to express its gratitude to Ed for his hard work over the past 12 years; his experience, skill and passion for engineering has been a huge asset to Williams.”
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