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Porsche set to sign Abt technical director as new Formula E chief

Porsche set to sign Abt technical director as new Formula E chief

According to Autosport/Motorsport.com’s sister site Motorsport-Total.com, Modlinger has departed his role at Abt – where he has worked since 2018 – to take up his new position with Porsche amid a new management structure at the team.

Following the departure of Pascal Zurlinden – Porsche’s former head of factory motorsport – last year for personal reasons, the German manufacturer has elected to break down the lead role between its Formula E and WEC LMDh programmes.

Urs Kuratle was hence put in charge of the LMDh operation, which will debut in 2023, while Modlinger is set to be announced as his counterpart at the helm of the Formula E team ahead of the season-opening Diriyah E-Prix.

Modlinger has extensive experience within DTM, having joined BMW for its successful DTM return in 2012 as Bruno Spengler won the title for the marque.

He then moved to Audi the year after, working as Mattias Ekstrom’s race engineer until his promotion to become Audi’s technical director in 2017 -…

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