Elliott was Mercedes' technical director for two years until earlier this season, w🅺hen he swapped jobs with James Allison.

Bu▨t he is now exiting the team altogether. Mercedes wrote on social media that he "has chosen to depart".

It is a major reshuffle in the technical department at Mercedes, who are reac🍨ting to back-to-back below-par F1 seasons in an attempt to give Lewis Hamilton and George Russell a competitive car in 2024.

Elliott's exit is a signif✤icant move ಌin Mercedes possibly changing direction and ideas with their W15 car for next year.

He first arrived at Mercedes in 2012, heading up the aerodynamics department before ꧟becoming technology director.

He became technical director in 2021 - replacing Allis𓃲on - and was a key contributor to creating Mercedes' first car for the ground-effect regulations that started in 2022.

But the W14 last season, in particular, was a troublesome car leading t𒁏o another job swap with Allison, who had held a crucial role in building the previous generation of F1 cars.

In re💝cent months, Mercedes have abandoned the 'zeropod' philosophy and moved towards the same concept which Red Bull have used to great success.

Mercedes hope🧸 that, in 2024, they can again challenge for the drivers' and constructors' titles.