Mercedes technical director James Allison is under no threat of losing ꦆhis job despite the team’s abysmal start to the 2024 F1🀅 season.

He team sit fourth in the F1 constructors’ championship after five rounds, 44 points behi꧟nd customer team McLar🎃en.

In a bid to turn their fortunes around, Allison was drafted back in as technical di𝄹rector in the middle of last year, replacing Mike Elliott.

Al🔥lison has been a big part of Mercedes’ success in the hybrid era, joining the team in 2017.

Even though Mercedes were wi൲nning prior to Allis♑on’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 technic🍬al officer of Mercedes-AMG, also becoming the CTO at Ineos Team UK Britannia's America's Cup team, thus reducing his rol✃e within the F1 team.

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

D꧒espite their poor start, Allison’s position in the team is un🍒der no threat, according to veteran F1 journalist Andrew Benson.

“The issue isn’t a management issue, it’s a technical understanding issue, Benson said on The Chequere♓d Flag Podcast.

“He’s [Wolff] not designing the car, the issue is the car de꧂sign.

“Now, so tha𝕴t then passes the question onto the technical department, are they going to make 🀅changes there?

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

“James Allison is incredibly hig🔯hly regarded; most people would regard him as the second-best technical leader in Formula 1 behind Adrian Newey.

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