McLaren has confirmed recently-appointed managing🅰 director Andreas Seidl will join its Formula 1 operation on May 1.

Ex-Porsche LMP1 chief Seidl was confirmed to be join๊i𓆉ng McLaren in early January, havin♕g left Porsche a couple of mo💛nths earlier in a sudden exit.

Seidl w🅷as named as McLaren's new F1 managing director to oversee all operations of🌊 its race team and reporting to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

In a short statement issued by the team on Tues🥃day, it was confirmed Seidl would be starting work on May 1, with his first race set to be the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on May 12.

"We're delighted that Andreas is abl🎀e to join the team on 1 May. This enables us to continue the momentum of our recovery plan and we’re looking forward to we♑lcoming him to McLaren," said Brown.

Seidl will bolster McLaren's F1 management ranks fo🌌llowing the departures of racing director Eric Boullier, chassis chief Tim Goss and engineering director Matt Morris through the 2018 season.

McLaren will also bring former Toro Rosso technical director James Key on board in 2019, but his exact staܫrt date is yet to have been confirmed.