{
  "id": 1460899,
  "title": "Rob Smedley reveals why he turned down F1 team principal roles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/rob-smedley-reveals-why-he-turned-down-f1-team-principal-roles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:05:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rob-smedley-reveals-why-he-turned-down-f1-team-principal-roles/10846821/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Ferrari and Williams race engineer Rob Smedley has revealed that he has recently been approached for Formula 1 team principal roles, but he turned them down. Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside former Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer and broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Smedley explained why he was reluctant to take a team principal job in F1. While discussing Szafnauer's ...…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}