Mercedes technical director James Allison is under no threat of losing his job despite the team’s abysmꦇal start to the 2024 💝F1 season.

He team sit fourth in the F1 const𝓀ructors’ championship after five rounds, 44 points🌜 behind customer team McLaren.

In a bid to turn their fortunes around, Allison was drafted back 🧔in as technical director in the middle of last year, replacing Mikওe Elliott.

Allison has been a big part of Mercedes’ success in the🌸 hybrid era, joining the team in 2017.

Even though Mercedes were winning prior to Allison’s arrival, from 2018 onwards,🔯 Mercedes stole a march on their rivals on✃ the chassis side - not just relying on their incredible power unit.

In 2021, he became chief technical officer of Mercedes-A𒁃MG, also becoming the CTO at Ineos Team UK Br♔itannia's America's Cup team, thus reducing his role within the F1 team.

Allison’s return as technical director was expected to result in 🐼a Mercedes resurgence which hasn’t quite materialised.

Despite their poor start, Allison’s position in the team is under no threat, according to veteran F1 journalis𒐪t Andrew Benson.

“The issue isn’t a management issue, it’s a technical understanding issue, Ben🦹son said on The Chequ🐎ered Flag Podcast.

“He’s [Wolff] not designing the car, the issue is the♕ car design.

“Now, so that then passes the question onto the technical depa𒆙rtment, are they going to make𒈔 changes there?

“Maybe, but are they likely to replace James Allison as technical director? I’d be absoꦜlutelꦛy dumbstruck if they did.

“James Allison is incredibly highly regarded; most people would rega📖rd him as the second-best technical leader in Formu🧸la 1 behind Adrian Newey.

“I think most people would think they’d lost their marbles 🙈if they got rid of Allison.”