GRC Motorsport is pleased to announce the arrival of John Wickham (former Team Manager for Lotus-Renault F1 2011) to Nigeria Racing Eagle. As the Team Manager, John Wickham will be in charge of the technical department of Nigeria Racing Eagle running day to day activities of the team, including Team Managing at the Race Events, Drivers’ Training & Testing and Driver Academy.

Before joining Nigeria Racing Eagle, John owned F1 Spirit Racing in the ‘80s and was Team Manager for F1 Arrows in the ‘90s. From 1996 to 2003 he was Team Manager for Audi Sport UK and Bentley, who won the series in Touring Cars the Le Mans 24 Hour Race. From 2004 to 2009 John worked for the successful A1GP Series as Head of Operations. In 2011 he was Team Manager for Lotus-Renault F1.

“I am very delighted with John joining the team; he will bring his vast experience to Nigeria Racing Eagle especially the development of the team. He has worked with the likes of Thierry Bousten, Johnny Cecotto, Emerson Fittipaldi, Damon Hill, Bruno Senna just to mention a few” – Ribi Adeshokan, NRE Team Principal.

John Wickham in his own words said “I feel honoured to be part of the historic Nigeria Racing Eagle and the dream of developing African Racing Team, including drivers, team and crew to represent the continent at the top level of world of Motorsport and one day becoming the World Champion”

Source : Nigeria Racing Eagle